Danielle Collins gives update on Iga Swiatek spat after accusing rival of being ‘fake’

Danielle Collins has addressed her spat with Iga Swiatek after retiring injured during their Olympics clash over the summer.

The American appeared to confront the world No. 2 as they shook hands and later said: “I don’t need the fakeness.”

Collins has now given an update after being asked whether she had spoken to Swiatek to clear the air.

Collins enjoyed a career highlight over the summer, becoming an Olympian. In her first appearance at the Games, world No. 11 reached the quarter-final but had to retire.

The American forced a decider after losing the first set but she picked up an abdominal injury and forfeited the match with Swiatek leading. As they shook hands at the end of the match, both women found themselves involved in a heated conversation.

“I told Iga she didn’t have to be insincere about my injury,” Collins later recalled. “There’s a lot that happens on camera, and there are a lot of people with a ton of charisma and come out and are one way on camera and another way in the locker room.

“I just haven’t had the best experience, and I don’t really feel like anybody needs to be insincere. They can be the way that they are. I can accept that, and I don’t need the fakeness.”