CONDENSED MATCH | Elena Rybakina vs. Danielle Collins | 2024 Miami Final | WTA Highlights

not a bad start not a bad start for the American for sure you know [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] finds a way a tough situation and just difficult to deal when you want to be a professional athlete the energy level is just not the same and problem it's really impinging on fact to get pregnant and she wants to have a family [Applause] and [Applause] you that was some return oh that's dropped in on the break point wow evident as well against alexandrova T us ask you get oh that's gorgeous nice doing enough on serve at the moment they both are they're the words you dread to hear it was and the down the line backend winner by it's too good just to contextualize how good those return numbers are for Danielle Collins H in Fort Worth in 2022 that's a pretty clear tactic I think for Collins she wants most emphatic hold of serve yet and that first serve percentage creeping up all the time as well oh nice angle didn't get the purchase on the overhead the lob I should say the American nice get got to love that smart she took a bit of pace off that serve and it another fantastic first [Applause] serve calmly [Applause] done she's doing a wonderful job in terms of a first serve here what a hold so that heart wants to be watering my plants and reading books and then she continues after this beautiful Ace by the way [Laughter] saying just the hold she was looking for unwavering with the new balls after [Applause] oh huge well I think she's seen so much of that tea from the ad Court okay I'll just go te from the uh juice Court then special [Applause] end that's the way to [Applause] start fantastic kick serve doing the right thing though see I love that return too I mean the return down the middle hard right at the body of the server you barely finish your serving no way [Applause] through she's made that she wants more from her box and [Applause] cols great illustration of exactly that oh that's [Applause] stunning what a finish [Applause] hello brilliantly done I mean they went to punch it again [Music] that was so [Applause] close Danielle Collins is on herway potentially in Miami what a reaction from her on the back foot throughout that opening set but she makes it [Applause] hers to the American trying to get forward and put firmly in her place by comments that's a [Applause] beauty I feel like she's done a really good job of staying away from that backhand that the American possesses the winners are really starting to tick along now for [Applause] Collins that's the perfect [Applause] start crunch found it this [Applause] time outstanding there's the break there's always [Applause] that fabulous what a time to find [Applause] [Applause] that s of relief from the American there because re back in a state put [Music] one too late I thought she was going to do this give her an inch and she is going to take a mile [Applause] and finally Reb backing her has a break of the Collins serve that's a big moment she's still going to be aggressive on the second serve [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] needed that Oh I thought you were talking about Martina like I don't see Martina on the court and her percentage would be higher I can't tell you that much well Andre a must be good oh magnificent oh she is going to be upset at this [Applause] return such a clever serve took the pace off down the tea the very definition of living on the edge there with the depth she found that's massive and she knows it oh oh goodness where has that come from so good and [Music] in that first serve percentage is oh how close was [Applause] that a game away that oh not yet says the world number four not [Music] [Applause] yet she' love that back body serve did the trick this is extraordinary super [Applause] backhand oh would you believe this She Came Out Swinging [Applause] it's Dreamland for Danielle Collins in Miami in her home state a fairy tale first WTA 1000 title on the latest stop of her farewell tour a marathon for Elena rebaka this week 13 and 1 half hours on court she spent trying to win this title but it won't be hers it belongs to the American and deservedly [Applause] so she can't believe it she can't believe it and she you know to tell the truth the nerves nerves are steal for both and I will have you Danielle hold that Trophy up Danielle come up here to the front if you will hold that Trophy up ladies and gentlemen your 2024 Miami open presented by I singles Champion Danielle Collins [Applause]