MELBOURNE: Danielle Collins swept into the last four of the Australian Open Wednesday to match her feat from 2019 and shatter French veteran Alize Cornet’s dream of making a first Grand Slam semi-final.
The American 27th seed came through an intense clash 7-5, 6-1 in sweltering temperatures on Rod Laver Arena to continue her resurgence after surgery last year.
She will face either Polish seventh seed Iga Swiatek or Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi for a place in the final.
Defeat was bitter-sweet for unseeded Cornet, who was in her first-ever Grand Slam quater-final after 17 years of trying, but was unable to take it a step further.
“It feels incredible, especially after some of the health challenges that I have had,” said Collins, 28.
“To be able…
