TIL Desk Sports/ American Danielle Collins reached the women’s singles semi-finals of the Miami Open after upsetting eighth-seeded compatriot Venus Williams in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 here. Collins, who entered the Miami Open as a qualifier, will play against Latvian world No. 5 Jelena Ostapenko in the semi-finals.
Collins, who eliminated Puerto Rican Monica Puig in the fourth round of the Miami Open, reached the Premier Mandatory tournament after surprisingly making it to the quarterfinals in Indian Wells where she defeated Carla Suarez of Spain.
This result placed her as No. 93 in the world ranking, her highest position since becoming a professional last year. But it was insufficient for her to enter directly to the Miami Open. So she had to fight her way through two qualifying matches.
Although Collins had never played against Venus Williams, one of her idols, that pressure did not affect her. She looked calm and made a breakpoint in the second game.
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