Danielle Collins makes her feelings known after staying 'past her bedtime' for Australian Open 1R win

Danielle Collins opened up about playing late into the night after her opening-round win against Daria Snigur at the 2025 Australian Open. The American admitted that she was glad to be awake since she wasn't a night owl.

The Ukrainian rising star was able to give the American veteran a tough time in the opening set, taking it into a tiebreaker. However, Collins was in fine touch as she clinched the opening set, and comfortably won the second set and the match 7-6(4), 6-3 in just an hour and 39 minutes.

During the post-match interview, Danielle Collins opened up about how she was glad to be awake as it was past her bedtime. However, she admitted she was a fan of night matches and the atmosphere it created.

“I feel like it’s past my bedtime. I’m just happy to be awake right now. I love playing these night matches and love the energy everybody brings. I’m certainly not a night owl.”

Collins was slated to retire in the 2025 season as she had a desire to start a family. However, a health issue posed a huge impediment and she decided to continue her tennis career. The 31-year-old was asked about her decision to overturn her retirement to which she responded:

"Yeah, I mean I'd like to start a family but that's not in the cards right now. So, yeah, I don't know what to say to that."

"Dealing with endometriosis and fertility is a massive challenge for many women" - Danielle Collins

Danielle Collins - Source: Getty

Danielle Collins announced her decision to continue playing into 2025 via an Instagram post. The 2022 Australian Open finalist explained that she had been dealing with some health issues, which were forcing her to postpone her dream of having a family and overturning her retirement.

"In addition to managing some lingering health challenges the past few months, I’ve recently been seeing a handful of specialists to better understand what my best path forward is to achieve my ultimate dream, starting a family," she added.

"Dealing with endometriosis and fertility is a massive challenge for many women and something that I am actively traversing, but I am fully confident in the team I am working with. It is just going to take longer than I thought. So, the DANIMAL story has not reached its conclusion. I will be back on tour in 2025," Collins wrote.

Danielle Collins will face the rising star Destanee Aiava, who ousted Greet Minnen by turning around a one-set deficit, in the next round of the Australian Open.