Melbourne – American tennis player Danielle Collins has followed Ashleigh Barty into the final at the Australian Open.
The world number 30 beat Polish top-ten player Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-1 in the second semi-final in Melbourne on Thursday to surprisingly reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Earlier, world number one Barty had been successful with an emphatic 6-1, 6-3 win over Collins’ compatriot Madison Keys.
On Saturday, Barty can become the first Australian to win the Australian Open title since Chris O’Neil in 1978.
