ROME — Iga Świątek ’s struggles continue, at one of the last places anyone in tennis would have expected. Świątek, a master of clay-court tennis and defending champion at the Italian Open, lost to American Danielle Collins in the second round, falling 6-1, 7-5.

Iga Swiatek, however has had a terrible half of the year and will head in to the French Open without a single title to her name

The spring of Iga Swiatek’s discontent continued Saturday when was she was ousted by Danielle Collins in the third round of the Italian Open in Rome.