After withdrawing her name from the 2025 Citi Open, citing a busy schedule and wanting to have a “real training block,” Coco Gauff was desperate to get back to winning tracks in Montreal. Talking about his return to the tournament, Gauff said, “Being back in Montreal is great, and it’s definitely refreshing… I like this tournament a lot and would love to do great here one of these years.” But she was handed a very tricky matchup right in the first match of this tournament. Guess what? Danielle Collins nearly pulled off a massive upset in this epic duel in the R64 of the 2025 Canadian Open.
Collins had entered this contest following a 6-3,7-5 win over Viktoriya Tomova in the R128. Shortly after that incredible victory, Danielle Collins spoke about her upcoming match against Coco Gauff and she said, “We are going to bring the energy, we are going to bring that feistiness, right? We’re going to go out and just battle.” Well, interestingly, both these players gifted the tennis fans a stellar show in Montreal.
Although Coco Gauff managed to secure the first set by 7-5, Danielle Collins came back strongly to secure the second one by 4-6. However, after a fierce fight in the third set, Gauff did manage to wrap up the match by 7-5,4-6,7-6(2). Although Gauff managed to secure her first win since Roland Garros triumph, her performance in this match wasn’t up to the mark. She committed 23 double faults in this match! What was her reaction to this narrow escape? “Definitely have a lot left in the tank. Umm, yeah, it was a frustrating match for me because I felt like I was practising well, and then I don’t think I transferred today,” said Gauff.
She further added, “Hopefully, here I got my bad match of the tournament out of the way, and I can come back stronger in the next round.” Having said that, she also shared a few words about her opponent, Danielle Collins, and hailed her for showcasing incredible resilience in this tight contest. “This is my first time playing Danielle (Collins). She’s obviously a tough competitor, a great tennis player, a great person..umm, I got to know her very well at the United Cup. She’s always nice to me. So, yeah, it was a tough battle out there!”
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