"Every person that’s bought a ticket to come out here and heckle me ... it’s all going towards the Danielle Collins fund."

Tennis purists felt unsettled as Danielle Collins went right at a rowdy Australian crowd after taking out a hometown favourite in incredible scenes. But the exchange is actually healthy for the sport.

Count Novak Djokovic as being in Danielle Collins’ corner. He thinks her response to booing fans at the Australian Open was absolutely fine — which should come as no surprise, given the way Djokovic gets into back-and-forths with hecklers at his matches,

Danielle Collins has gotten into a back-and-forth with a booing crowd at the Australian Open after eliminating a local player

American tennis pro Danielle Collins didn't let the heckling crowd at the Australian Open get the best of her during her second-round victory on Tuesday.

The Australian Open crowd really did not like American Danielle Collins during her second round 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 win over the Aussie native Destanee Aiava on Thursday. The crowd heckled Collins throughout the entirety of the match,

American Danielle Collins reveled in her second-round triumph Thursday at the 2025 Australian Open, rubbing it in the faces of the heckling, pro-Melbourne crowd after topping Australia’s Destanee Aiava in three sets.