Danielle Collins Plays Last Grand Slam Singles Match | TC Live

WAS RUNNING DOWN A LOT OF BALLS. SO ALL CREDIT TO HER. >> SO THAT'S DANIELLE'S LAST MAJOR SINGLES MATCH. DID NOT WANT A CEREMONY OR FLOWERS AFTER SHE SAID, I WAS KIND OF THINKING OF THAT MOVIE MEET THE FOCKERS, WHERE, YOU KNOW, GAYLORD HAS A SHRINE IN ALL HIS 18TH PLACE MEDALS. I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE GAYLORD. I THINK I'M GOOD. >> YOU KNOW, SHE'S SHE'S BEEN SO GREAT THIS YEAR ABOUT JUST CONTROLLING WHAT SHE CAN CONTROL. AND CELEBRATING THAT NOT REALLY GETTING BECOMING VERY RESULTS AGNOSTIC, ACTUALLY. AND I THINK THAT'S HELPED HER SO MUCH THERE. IT'S HELPED HER STAY A LITTLE BIT MORE, EVEN KEEL OFF THE COURT. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE SAW RIGHT THERE. THERE WAS NO REAL REASON TO CELEBRATE. I SAID EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO OUT THIS YEAR. THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS BIG CEREMONY, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY SHE'S GONE ABOUT IT. AND VERY MUCH THE WAY SHE'S GONE ABOUT HER CAREER. COMPLETE AUTHENTICITY, NO MUSS, NO FUSS. THIS IS ME. >> YEAH, I WANT TO KNOW WHO GOT THE FLOWERS. THEY WERE ABOUT TO HAND HER A BOUQUET. SHE SAID, NO, THANKS. IT'S LIKE A WEDDING. WHO GOT TO TAKE THIS HOME? YEAH. STACY. ALISTAIR KEPT HIM, NO, I MEAN, HONESTLY, YOU WATCH THAT LAST SET, YOU WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE, AND YOU GOT THE FEELING THIS IS A PLAYER WHO'S JUST GIVEN ALL SHE'S GOT AND SHE'S READY TO GO, AND SHE'S SORT OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS A LITTLE BIT. SHE SEEMED A LITTLE TIRED. HER RESULTS HAVE OBVIOUSLY TAILED OFF SINCE THE SPRING. IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAREER. WE ADMIRE HER AND NOT JUST FOR DROPPING A MEET THE PARENTS LINE IN HER HER FINAL SINGLES PRESS CONFERENCE, BUT YOU JUST HAVE THE FEELING IT'S TIME. AND SHE SHE DIDN'T HAVE IT YESTERDAY AND WE APPLAUD HER. I DO NOT THINK WE TALK A LOT ABOUT RETIREMENTS. I WOULD NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH WAITING FOR AN UNRETIREMENT. I THINK THIS IS A PLAYER READY FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF LIFE. >> YEAH, THE PHYSICAL TOLL THAT THIS SPORT TAKES, IT'S EVIDENT SOMETIMES. AND FOR DANIELLE COLLINS, THAT'S BEEN A BIG PART OF HER DECISION. AND SHE STUCK TO HER GUNS. SHE'S HAD ONE OF THE BEST YEARS OF HER CAREER AND I THINK THAT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. IT'S NOT OVER YET AND SHE'S STILL IN THE DOUBLES. AND THAT'S PART OF WHY SHE DIDN'T WANT THE FLOWERS JUST YET. SHE'S STILL IN THE TOURNAMENT, AND THAT'S BEEN THE TYPE OF MINDSET THAT SHE HAS TAKEN TO EVERY MATCH, EVERY WEEK, EVERY YEAR OF HER CAREER. AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHY SHE'S BEEN THE PLAYER THAT SHE'S BECOME. IT IS WHY SHE CAN BRING THE INTENSITY THAT SHE BRINGS, MATCH IN AND MATCH OUT, AND SHE LEAVES IT ALL OUT THERE ON THE COURT. WE SAW THAT IN THE MATCH AGAINST DOLEHIDE AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY SHE CAN END THE US OPEN ON A POSITIVE NOTE AND GET SOME WINS UNDER HER BELT AND JUST CONTINUE TO FEEL HEALTHY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THAT'S THE BIG THING, AND THAT'S WHAT EVERY PLAYER, EVERY PERSON WANTS AT THE END OF THE DAY.