Qualifier Collins stuns idol Venus, enters semis

Miami, Qualifier Danielle Collins overpowered her childhood idol Venus Williams 6-2 6-3 in a stunning quarterfinal upset at the Miami Open on Wednesday. Collins, belying her 93rd ranking, pounded winner after winner to beat her fellow American at her own game and set up a semifinal against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
Latvian Ostapenko overpowered Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina in two tiebreaks to win 7-6(3) 7-6(5) to reach the Miami semis for the first time. Collins played with manic intensity against eighth seed Williams, repeatedly going for broke with groundstrokes that painted the lines and ran her opponent ragged around the Crandon Park centre court.