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.

Danielle Collins was the talk of the tennis world in January when she riled up the Australian Open crowd - but the American issued an emotional address after upsetting Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open.