"Americans are so annoying and entitled";"A bad loser" - Fans stumped by Danielle Collins calling Iga Swiatek 'insincere' after Paris Olympics drama

Tennis fans were left puzzled after Danielle Collins accused Iga Swiatek of being "insincere" following the drama that unfolded after their quarterfinal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This match marked the eighth time the two players had faced off against each other.

Swiatek, who is making her second appearance at the Olympic Games, advanced to the semifinals in Paris after Collins retired from their quarterfinal match during the deciding set, with the score at 6-1, 2-6, 4-1.

However the match was not without its fair share of drama . In the second set, Collins hit a powerful backhand passing shot that caught Swiatek off guard, with the ball striking her in the stomach and causing her to kneel in pain.

After the match concluded and Collins had retired due to an abdominal muscle injury, she approached Swiatek and appeared to exchange some words with her.

When questioned about the exchange at the net, Danielle Collins revealed that she had told Iga Swiatek that she didn't have to be "insincere" about her injury. She also said that people are also very different from what they appear on camera and what they are actually like.

"I told Iga she didn't have to be insincere about, you know, my injury. There's a lot that happens on camera, and there are a lot of people with a ton of charisma and come out and are one way on camera and another way in the locker room," Collins told the media.

Collins also expressed her disdain for "insincerity" and "fakeness" in others.

"And I just haven't had the best experience, and I don't really feel like anybody needs to be insincere. They can be the way that they are. I can accept that, and I don't need the fakeness," she added

Tennis fans were shocked by Collins' explanation for calling Swiatek insincere. They took to social media to express their surprise, confusion, and opinions on the same .

One fan stated that American are "entitled," referring to the behavior of Collins and also Emma Navarro's opinion of Zheng Qinwen.

"Americans are so annoying and entitled, yesterday with [Emma] Navarro and today [Danielle] Collins," a fan posted.

Another fan believed that Collins' complaints about Iga Swiatek's reaction to her injury made her appear a "sore loser."

"How can she be so shortsighted and a bad loser it looks. Everyone is different and Iga is always a class act and polite, that's her nature. What she was supposed to do with her injury?" a fan wrote.

"My takeaway here is that she thinks iga has "a ton of charisma 🙏 🙏 🙏 ," a fan posted.

"Team USA are locker room police this week," a fan wrote.

One fan questioned how the World No. 9 could accuse Swiatek of insincerity when she did not give the Pole the opportunity to offer her commiserations before walking away.

"How can you call someone insincere about the moment in which she approached Iga herself, said whatever she wanted to say and didn’t left any space for Iga to answer because she immediately walked away??" a fan posted.

Some fan stated that it was Collins who herself exhibited contrasting behaviours on and off the court.

"If someone asked you to think about a tennis player who behaves one way on the court and completely differently off it, the first name that would come to your mind is Danielle Rose Collins," a fan wrote.

"Do all Americans expect all players to be overly friendly and chatty in the locker room for one of the most important sports events of the year???" a fan posted.

Iga Swiatek will face Zheng Qinwen in Paris Olympics 2024 SF

Iga Swiatek

Top seed Iga Swiatek will go up against sixth seed Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Swiatek defeated the likes of Irina-Camelia Begu, Diane Parry, Wang Xinyu and Danielle Collins to secure her place in the final four at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Meanwhile, Zheng defeated the likes of Sara Errani, Arantxa Rus, Emma Navarro and Angelique Kerber to advance to the semifinal.

Iga Swiatek and Zheng Qinwen have faced each other six time on the WTA Tour, with the Pole winning all of the six encounters. Their most recent matchup was in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships which the World No. 1 won 6-3, 6-2.