It’s no secret that Danielle Collins is one of the WTA’s most avid dog lovers, and the American’s big heart when it comes to four-legged friends helped one in need this week at the Miami Open.
Defending champion Collins revealed after beating Swiss Rebecca Masarova in three sets on Saturday night, her ninth straight win in Miami, that on her way home from Hard Rock Stadium a few days prior, she encountered an injured dog in the road that had been hit by a car.
“I was like, ‘We have to pull over, we have to get the dog,” Collins said. “We took him out of the street. … He’s been in the hospital now for two days.”
Collins, who owns four dogs, said that she’s named him Crash (middle name Marino, for Dan Marino) due to the incident, and asked the crowd for prayers for her new pet. She added that she’s planning on adopting the rescue, adding him to her menagerie if he pulls through.
