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

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?!”

American tennis star Danielle Collins sarcastically thanked Australian Open hecklers for "paying my bills" after she defeated home hope Destanee Aiava in a tense, three-set clash on Thursday.

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.

Danielle Collins gave the audience a roasting after beating local favourite Destanee Aiava at 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 ended the run of Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava before thanking the crowd for her ‘big fat pay cheque’

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.