🎾 Danielle Collins vs. Jodie Burrage – French Open R1

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🎾 Danielle Collins vs. Jodie Burrage – French Open R1 Preview

🧠 Form & Context

Danielle Collins
🔥 In-form farewell tour: After announcing 2025 would be her final season, Collins has been on a tear. She’s posted over 25 wins since the start of 2024 on clay alone and remains one of the most dangerous floaters in any draw.
🇫🇷 Mixed history in Paris: Reached the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros in 2020, but five of her seven appearances have ended before R3.
🏁 Momentum builder: Reached the semifinals in Strasbourg last week and made QFs in Rome, scoring quality wins over Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia.
Jodie Burrage
🇬🇧 Slam completion: Making her main draw debut at Roland-Garros, thus completing appearances at all four majors.
⚠️ Inconsistent 2025: Burrage has played 13 tournaments this year and hasn’t won back-to-back matches in any of them.
👀 Best Slam showing: Reached R2 at the Australian Open this January, but followed that up with limited impact in subsequent events.
🧱 Clay struggles: Most of her success has come on hard courts and lower-tier ITF events. Only one tour-level win on clay in the past 12 months.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Danielle Collins has been one of the most reliable clay performers on tour over the last two seasons — a surprising but undeniable fact. Her aggressive baseline play and refusal to give away cheap points make her a nightmare for lower-ranked opponents. While she sometimes starts slow, Collins rarely drops matches to players outside the top 100 — let alone outside the top 150. Jodie Burrage doesn’t have the tools to hurt Collins on clay. Her flat, low-margin game is far better suited to faster surfaces, and her confidence seems shot after a rough start to 2025. Even if Burrage plays her best tennis, Collins' relentless ball-striking and intensity should prove too much.

🔮 Prediction

Danielle Collins’ form, experience, and confidence make her the overwhelming favorite. Unless she completely misfires, this should be a quick day at the office. 🧩 Prediction: Danielle Collins wins in straight sets.