Danielle Collins got into a back-and-forth with a booing crowd at the Australian Open after eliminating a local player, blowing kisses to the spectators and repeating the phrase, “How about that?!”

Virginia tennis alum Danielle Collins made headlines on Thursday at the 2025 Australian Open, but not as a result of her tennis performance in a 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 v

Collins beat Australian native Destanee Aiava during a second-round match, and the crowd was not happy about it. Understandably, they wanted Aiva to win. But none of that mattered to Collins. She enjoyed every second of it. "If I’m out here, I might as well take that big fat paycheck,” Collins said in an interview as the crowd booed her.

Danielle Collins thanked a hostile Australian Open crowd for helping to fund her next vacation after beating its last home hope in the women’s draw. Collins beat Destanee Aiava 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2 to set up a third-round meeting with U.

Collins ended the run of Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava before thanking the crowd for her ‘big fat paycheck’

American 10th seed Danielle Collins has been booed off the court after defeating Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava in the second round of the Australian Open.

It’s fair to say Danielle Collins won’t have the crowd on her side from this point on however long her run in this year’s Australian Open lasts.

Collins defeated home favorite Destanee Aiava in a controversial second-round clash, to the displeasure of a hostile crowd in Melbourne.

Danielle Collins made headlines for her win over Destenee Aiava 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 for her reaction to the crowd blowing kisses and going full Hulk Hogan mode as she put her hand to her ear at the Australian Open.

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.