Overview

• Collins erupted in mid-match during a second-set tiebreak against Taylor Townsend, shouting “Why is this happening to me?” while trailing 2-0.
• She lost the straight-sets encounter 6–4, 7–6(2) and left the court without her bag.
• Townsend retrieved Collins’s bag and handed it to her team, a gesture widely praised as sportsmanship.
• On Instagram Stories, Collins disclosed she has been coping with a herniated disc and criticized online “keyboard warriors” for judging her emotional response.
• The defeat extended her string of early exits on the North American hard-court swing and contributed to her slide to world No. 57.