Collins blew a kiss to the crowd<\/a> after the match and thanked them for paying for her holiday as they booed her off the Show Court Arena.<\/p>\n Not just known for her post-match antics, the 31-year-old has also produced several impressive performances in 2025, none more impressive than Collins\u2019 straight-sets win over Iga Swiatek<\/a> at the Italian Open.<\/p>\n Well-liked by the majority of her WTA Tour<\/a> rivals, one player has now claimed she wants to start acting like Collins when she returns to action.<\/p>\n Daria Saville says she \u2018loves\u2019 Danielle Collins and wants to start acting like her<\/p>\n During the latest episode of \u2018The Tennis\u2019, former world number 20 Daria Saville shared her thoughts on Collins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI love her! I love it. I always want to do this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I come back, I am going to be like Danielle [Collins].\u201d<\/p>\n Collins and Saville have played once before on the WTA Tour, as the American emerged victorious in round one of the 2019 Fed Cup.<\/p>\n Saville would no doubt love an opportunity to play Collins again, but will need to improve her ranking, as she currently sits in 164th place, and isn\u2019t guaranteed entry into the main draw of most WTA events.<\/p>\n Having suffered a ranking drop recently, Saville has played just eight main draw matches in 2025, winning three.<\/p>\n MatchOpponentResultScore2025 Hobart International \u2013 1RAmanda AnisimovaLoss3-6, 3-62025 Australian Open \u2013 1RAnna BlinkovaLoss6-1, 4-6, 5-72025 Singapore Open \u2013 1RAnn LiLoss3-6, 1-62025 Merida Open \u2013 1RMarta KostyukWin6-4, 7-62025 Merida Open \u2013 2RAnhelina KalininaWin4-6, 6-2, 6-22025 Merida Open \u2013 QFPaula BadosaWin1-6, 5-3 (RET)2025 Merida Open \u2013 SFEmiliano ArangoLoss3-6, 6-4, 2-62025 French Open \u2013 1RMadison KeysLoss2-6, 1-6Daria Saville\u2019s record in WTA main draw matches (2025)<\/p>\n All three of Saville\u2019s main draw wins came at the Merida Open, where she qualified for the semifinals.<\/p>\n There, she fell to Colombia\u2019s Emilia Arango in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, narrowly missing out on a place in her sixth WTA final.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Saville was last seen in action at Roehampton for the Wimbledon qualifying event, where she lost to Panna Udvardy, failing to qualify for a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014.<\/p>\n The Australian star hinted at taking a break from tennis during a recent Instagram video, where she commented on the \u2018burnout\u2019 several players have experienced.<\/p>\n \u201cTennis players are taking mental health breaks, honestly, so many players are struggling, including myself. I have not been enjoying hitting tennis balls, I have not been enjoying the process, I have not been enjoying the grind or the travel,\u201d said Saville.<\/p>\n \u201cSome people would say we\u2019re becoming soft, I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n \u201cIn previous years, I would just keep grinding and keep feeling unhappy, but now I understand that keeping grinding is actually the easiest thing to do, and breaking the cycle of being unhappy is the hardest thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Only time will tell when Saville will return to tennis, but fans can certainly look forward to seeing her new \u2018Collins-like\u2019 attitude when she does.<\/p>\n Could Danielle Collins win the Canadian Open?<\/p>\n Next up for Collins is a trip to Montreal for the Canadian Open<\/a>, an event that has suffered several big-name withdrawals on both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s side.<\/p>\n ATP #1 \u2013 Jannik SinnerWTA #1 \u2013 Aryna SabalenkaATP #2 \u2013 Carlos AlcarazATP #5 \u2013 Jack DraperATP #6 \u2013 Novak DjokovicWTA #6 \u2013 Qinwen ZhengWTA #10 \u2013 Paula Badosa<\/p>\n![\"Danielle](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2194186955-1024x683.jpg\")
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