Tennis pro Danielle Collins’ boyfriend didn’t know she was famous when they met

2024 has been the best year of Danielle Collins’ career so far. She won both the Miami Open and the Charleston Open and is ranked 10th in the world.

Despite her success, she is retiring from tennis at the end of the year. The tennis star spoke openly about her retirement plans, as well as her diagnosis of endometriosis and her desire to start a family after her sporting career.

On Tuesday, Danielle posted a victory photo from the French Open on Instagram. In her caption, she expressed how excited she was to “finally” get a break to relax after competing in tournaments for the past six months.

“At the beginning of the season, my goal was to qualify for the Olympics. 🇺🇸🎾 It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to achieve this. I am very proud of my success over the last six months,” she wrote.

Danielle explained that while she had an incredible year on the court, she admitted that she was “dreading going to work and crying every day” because of speaking out about her health situation in the media. “Constantly being asked to justify my success and constantly being asked if I wanted to quit and start a family was really exhausting,” she continued.

The tennis pro wrote that her hectic schedule and matches ending late at night have left her without time for activities she enjoys off the court, but she is grateful for the support she receives from her close friends, fans and her “incredible boyfriend” Bryan.

So who is the man dating one of the best tennis players in the world? Here’s everything you need to know about Danielle’s boyfriend Bryan Kipp.

Bryan is a former college athlete.

Bryan is a former football player at Columbia University in New York. He played in eight games as a defensive lineman and graduated with a degree in industrial engineering, according to the Columbia Lions website.

He is vice president of a biotechnology company.

Bryan is currently vice president of biotechnology company Revvity, a company that “provides solutions, technologies, expertise and services in the health sciences field, covering complete workflows from discovery to development and from diagnosis to cure,” according to his Linkedin profile.

They met in a London café.

After a loss at Wimbledon, Bryan and Danielle met in a cafe in London. ExpressThe two talked about their backgrounds, with the tennis star revealing that he himself was a former athlete.

“I didn’t think I would meet someone in a cafe. Who would have thought? Just after the tournament, Wimbledon,” she told the pub.

Before Danielle, he “knew nothing about tennis.”

When they first met, Danielle realized that Bryan knew “nothing about tennis.”

“He didn’t know I was a tennis player, which was very nice. He was actually a bigger golf fan, so he said, ‘Well, I really like golf. I don’t really know much about tennis.’ And I said, ‘Yeah! That’s so exciting,'” she said. Express.

The tennis star added, “Because it’s fun to be around someone who is interested in other things and isn’t as familiar with the sport because you can learn and grow with them and help them.” She was keen to teach Bryan how to play tennis and also saw their connection as an opportunity to improve her golf game.

Since he didn’t know much about tennis, “I explained to him that this is a big deal in the tennis world, so hopefully it won’t tear us apart,” Danielle told the pub. “He got me on the golf course and I’m so competitive. I hate losing to this guy. I love him to death but hate losing to him. He’s very competitive.”

He is a member of their “special team”.

After defeating her opponents in the touch event at the Charleston Open, Danielle said in her awards ceremony speech how grateful she was for Bryan’s support and thanked him for putting “a big smile” on her face.

“Thank you to my special team over there. Bryan, you had a crazy week at work and you got here just in time. You’ve been here the last few days supporting me, always helping me and putting such a big smile on my face,” she said in her speech.

After the speech, Bryan and Danielle’s dog Quincy joined her on the court and posed for a photo with the Charleston Open trophy.

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