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From Iga Swiatek and Danielle Collins to Frances Tiafoe and Nick Kyrgios: How players reacted to Caroline Garcia’s revelation of death threats and hate messages after US Open 2024 loss
Women’s tennis world No. 1 Iga Swiatek took her Olympic quarterfinal Wednesday against Danielle Collins, but not before taking a ball to the midsection and later, some personal criticism from the American veteran who was forced to retire from the match.
I don’t need the fakeness,” Collins, 30, said of Swiatek shortly after she cited an injury in calling an end to their match midway through the third set. That gave Swiatek, the top seed in Paris, a 6-2, 1-6, 4-1 victory.
Collins also shared with reporters some unhappy comments about tournament officials, whom she accused of “not having adequate water on court” the day before, when she labored through sweltering conditions to notch a three-set win over Colombia’s Camila Osorio. She said she suffered a “heat stroke,” collapsed and had “full body convulsions” after that match, which she indicated contributed to a pulled muscle in her stomach on Wednesday.