Tennis News Today: Iga Swiatek collapses in agony after Danielle Collins’ body shot in Paris Olympics QF

Iga Swiatek was brought to her knees by a brutal body blow from Danielle Collins in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals. In other news, Novak Djokovic grinned from ear to ear during his visit to the Olympic Village.

Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu seemingly threw shade at Andy Murray’s mother Judy over past controversy. Kazakhstan Tennis Federation’s Vice President opened up about the health issue behind Elina Rybakina’s Paris Olympics withdrawal.On that note, here’s a recap of today’s top tennis news:

Danielle Collins’ powerful body shot floors Iga Swiatek in Paris Olympics QF

A brutal shot to the body from Danielle Collins left Iga Swiatek in distress during her 6-1, 2-6, 4-1 win in the quarterfinal of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Swiatek was caught unaware by Collins’ strong backhand pass in the second set and fell to the ground clutching her stomach. The American showed her fair play by going to Swiatek’s side of the net to see if she was okay.

Collins, who had a medical break at the end of the second set, ultimately gave up at 4-1 in the third set, claiming she was injured. The American then went to Swiatek to congratulate and seemed to give her a long lecture, to which the latter looked puzzled by what had transpired.Watch the video here:

Top seed Iga Swiatek will take on China’s Zheng Qinwen in the semifinal.