French Open 2025: Daniel Collins condemns cameraman’s criticism of explosion

American tennis Star Daniel Collins defended the explosion on cameramen at last week’s tournament on Tuesday.

The Collins incident occurred in the international region against Emma Ladukanu. During the switch, she told the photographer to keep her distance when refilling water bottles. She said the photographer was Acting “very inappropriate”.

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She spoke at length about it after her victory over Jodie Anna Ballage in the first round of the French Open.

“I think what happened in Strasbourg is just asking for a personal space in my workplace. I don’t know why it’s even a topic of discussion,” she said. Tennis Letter. “It has to be something we can have during our work, and the fact that in my career and different matches I had to seek so many different times just to have the right level of personal space.

“I think my reaction often appears to be treated like the attack itself. As a woman, I’ve learned that seeking personal space seems like a problem for a lot of people. I think it’s really pathetic. I think it’s even a topic of discussion.

Collins said in the video that went viral across social media, “a lot of people don’t watch it.” She said the fans “please watch that person go, don’t watch him stand on Emma and get a good shot of me in about 2-3 feet of space.”

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She added that she needs to be able to concentrate on the match itself, even if she doesn’t have the camera in her face.

“I’m in a performance job. I’m trying to focus on my work. I’m trying to stay focused and focused,” Collins said. “My job requires channeling physical, emotional and logical things. It’s my job to put it all together. The last thing I should focus on is on the right person in my face, on top of my opponent. It’s really unnecessary.”

Collins wondered where the line was for those working behind the camera.

“I don’t think it’s necessarily creepy,” she said. “But I think we should all be able to say, ‘Hey, I want physical space.’ You go to different tournaments and you ask politely.

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She is scheduled to face Serbian Olga Danilovich in the second round.

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