Danielle Collins says she has changed her mind about quitting the WTA Tour at the end of this year and will be back in 2025.
That’s what the 30-year-old American said on her Instagram account On Thursday, she said that after dealing with hurricanes in her home state of Florida and seeing specialist doctors about her health problems, she had been “kind of missing” in recent weeks.
“Dealing with endometriosis and fertility is a huge challenge for many women and something I am actively working on, but I have complete confidence in the team I work with. It’s just going to take longer than I thought,” she says.
“So the DANIMAL story has not yet reached a conclusion. I will go on tour again in 2025.”
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Collins’ social media post came just hours after a United Cup media report in Australia on Friday listed her as one of the American entries, along with Coco Gauff, for the mixed teams tournament in Perth and Sydney from December 27 to January 5. It is one of the many preparation tournaments ahead of the 2025 Australian Open, which starts on January 12.
Collins, who lost to Ash Barty in the 2022 Australian Open final for her best Grand Slam singles result, said at this year’s Melbourne Park tournament that she planned to retire after the 2024 season.
This year’s career included an injury retirement in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics in a fiery match with Iga Swiatek, and losing in the first round of the US Open. Collins is currently ranked ninth on the WTA Tour in singles.
“While there are no guarantees in life, I hope to build on my 2024 momentum and keep playing until there is more certainty about my personal fertility journey,” she said. “The only guarantee for now is even more epic matches.”