Retiring Danielle Collins waves off ceremony after US Open loss

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Former World. No. 7 and soon-to-be-retiree Danielle Collins wanted no part of a ceremony meant to honoring her after she lost her final Grand Slam singles match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

Collins fell to fellow American Caroline Dolehide 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York.

The 11th-seeded Collins, 30, announced in January that she plans to retire at the end