Iga Swiatek will be out for revenge when she faces Danielle Collins at Wimbledon on Saturday. The No. 8 seed suffered a shock third-round defeat to the American at the Italian Open earlier this year, where she was the defending champion.

There is no love lost between Swiatek and Collins, as the world No. 54 blasted the Pole for her "fakeness" after retiring from their match at the Olympics last year. Collins later admitted she could have taken a different approach, but the pair still haven't spoken, and Swiatek has a frosty response when asked about their upcoming match.

Five-time Major winner Swiatek knows Collins' game well - they've faced off nine times and Swiatek has a winning 7-2 record, though she lost their last match.

But, when asked for her thoughts on their third-round meeting at Wimbledon, the eighth seed bluntly said: "I haven't watched any of her games, so... I will need to prepare tactically for sure tomorrow."

Pressed to say more about Collins' game, Swiatek added: "Well, flat hitter, baseline player. Solid serve. Likes to be proactive, be aggressive."

It's no surprise the former world No. 1 wasn't up for discussing her rival. They have a rocky past, and Collins called out the 24-year-old for being insincere during a tense handshake at the Olympics.

Former world No. 7 Collins - who retired injured in the third set of their quarter-final match - later explained: "I told Iga she didn't have to be insincere about, you know, my injury.

"There's a lot that happens on camera, and there are a lot of people with a ton of charisma and come out and are one way on camera and another way in the locker room.

"And I just haven't had the best experience, and I don't really feel like anybody needs to be insincere. They can be the way that they are. I can accept that, and I don't need the fakeness..."

But Swiatek was baffled by her rival's comments and said it was "better to ask her". The Pole added: "Well, I won't argue about it, because I've never done anything unpleasant towards her."

At the end of the year, Collins addressed the incident and told The Athletic: "I think what happened on the court is very much just like sometimes people have friction at work. For most people, it's not on the news.

"I'm trying to be the best person that I can be, but that's not to say that I don't fall short of that. I could have taken a different approach and done some things differently. But we had a moment there on court.

"She's not someone that I really get to see a lot at the tennis and she's very guarded with her group."

There will no doubt be fireworks when they meet on Centre Court on Saturday afternoon, with a spot in the second week on the line.

To be the first to receive the latest Wimbledon news, join our WhatsApp community or Wimbledon newsletter