American Danielle Collins threw the kitchen sink at former champion Garbine Muguruza to force her way into the fourth round of the French Open with a 7-5 2-6 6-4 victory on Saturday.
Collins, who has very little experience on clay, was 3-0 down in the decider but battled through to set up a meeting with Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the first Arab woman to reach the last 16 at Roland Garros.
“Honestly I don’t have a lot of experience playing on clay - I didn’t play on claycourts for a couple of years - so it took a while to get acclimatised. Muguruza, who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 2016, seemed to be in control after losing the opening set, having missed seven of eight break opportunities, but she eventually crumbled under Collins’ punches.
Collins, playing in the third round here for the first time, played aggressively from the onset, her winners making up for a string of unforced errors.
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