Collins Stuns Swiatek at Italian Open

Danielle Collins upset defending champion and world No. 2 Iga Swiatek 6-1, 7-5 in the Italian Open third round, marking her first win over Swiatek on clay and only her second in nine meetings. The loss ends Swiatek’s streak of 26 consecutive round of 16 appearances at WTA 1000 events and her run of three titles in Rome over four years. Swiatek struggled with her serve and made 22 unforced errors, while Collins played aggressively and converted six of eight break points. As a result, Swiatek will drop out of the world’s top two for the first time since 2021, raising questions about her form ahead of her French Open title defense. Collins credited her victory to learning from prior close matches against Swiatek. Collins advances to face Elina Svitolina in the round of 16.