Friday, January 17, 2025 - American tennis star, Danielle Collins blasted the Australian Open crowd as being 'super drunk' as she celebrated victory over Destanee Aiava
Collins took her hand to her ear and blew kisses to the crowd after
beating the Australian qualifier 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in the second round of the
women's singles event.
The American was then seen slapping her backside toward the home fans
for booing her in a post-match interview.
‘During the match I was like, while I’m out here I might as well take
that big fat paycheck,' Collins said while being booed in her on-court
interview.
‘We love a five-star vacation, so a big part of that will go towards
that.
‘So, thank you guys, thanks for coming out here and supporting us
tonight. Thank you guys, love you.’
Collins, who made the Australian Open final
back in 2022, has already scooped £147,000 ($180,000/AU$290,000) in prize
money by reaching the third round.
The 31-year-old, who reversed her decision
to retire at the end of last season, doubled down on her on court comments in
her press conference.
Collins said: 'Well I'm going to be here
for two hours, putting up with all these people, I might as well take the
bigger paycheck, right?'
'I was super happy to do that and one of
the greatest things about being a professional athlete are that the people that
don't like you and that hate you, they actually pay your bills.
'It's kind of a cool concept and obviously,
my professional career is not going to last forever and I just remind myself
every day when I have that kind of stuff that they're paying my bills.
'Every person that has bought a ticket and
has come out here to heckle me can do what they do. It's all going towards the
Danielle Collins fund. So like, yeah, bring it on I love it.'
Danielle Collins’ reaction to the crowd after reaching Australian Open R3.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 16, 2025
She puts her hands to her ears.
Blowing kisses to silence the Aussie crowd.
The crowd immediately starts booing.
This is peak Danielle Collins 💀
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