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Revealed: The OTHER thing Danielle Collins did to infuriate Aussie fans at the Australian Open before blasting the ‘super drunk’ crowd in wild scenes

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American tennis star Danielle Collins had a battle with the Australian crowd at the Australian Open on Thursday night.

American tennis star Danielle Collins became public enemy number one in Australian tennis circles overnight, including a largely unnoticed moment in her fiery clash against a local hope.

Collins made few friends in her match against Australian star Destanee Aiva, telling the crowd to shut up, slapping her on the butt as if to say “kiss my ass” and then gloating about using the prize money for some glamorous girls vacation in the Bahamas. .

But it was a moment that largely went unnoticed and has left many tennis purists furious.

When Aiva had a 5-2 lead and served to win the second set, Collins took a controversial medical timeout.

Collins complained of a foot injury and received extensive treatment, robbing Aiva of all the momentum she had gained.

Many felt the injury timeout was more tactical than necessary.

American tennis star Danielle Collins had a battle with the Australian crowd at the Australian Open on Thursday night.

Collins told the crowd that "shut up"He slapped her on the butt as if to say "kiss my ass" and gloated about going on expensive vacations with his winnings

Collins told the crowd to “shut up,” slapped him on the butt as if to say “kiss my ass,” and gloated about going on an expensive vacation with his winnings.

“Here’s a curiously timely medical break from Danielle Collins,” one tennis fan posted on social media platform X.

“I’m glad she didn’t win the second set. I hate all these fake medical timeouts when I’m not injured trying to stop the momentum; it’s actually cheating,” another added.

“Collins wins back-to-back games after being ‘injured'”. They need to ban medical timeouts – they are only used against a player with momentum. Either retire or keep playing,” posted another.

Medical timeouts are a controversial, but legal, part of the ATP and WTA tours and there is no suggestion Collins broke any rules in the exciting Australian Open showdown.

Whether you love her or hate her, Danielle Collins’ pantomime villain character is here to stay and, wait for it, she’s about to fund a five-star vacation to the Bahamas.

The fiery American became public enemy number one in Melbourne when she gleefully shocked the home crowd following her hard-fought victory over local Destanee Aiava on Thursday night.

American Collins, seeded 10th and runner-up to Ash Barty in 2022, was furious as a parish crowd at the Kia Arena applauded her errors and double faults, at one point shouting: “Shut up!”

After winning, he put his hand to his ear and shouted, “How about that?”

Australian Destanee Aiava was brave in defeat after managing to take the second set in a close match.

Australian Destanee Aiava was brave in defeat after managing to take the second set in a close match.

Many social media users have accused Collins of using a medical timeout as a tactic in the rancorous confrontation.

Many social media users have accused Collins of using a medical timeout as a tactic in the rancorous confrontation.

He then blew kisses to the booing and booing crowd, before slapping him on the butt, before further pumping up the crowd in his on-court interview.

In his postgame press conference, Collins welcomed the interaction.

‘I loved it. “I’ve been doing this my whole life,” he said.

“I love playing in front of a crowd that has energy, no matter what side they’re on.

‘I’m someone too, that motivates me even more. So it’s a good thing, especially when I’m not playing that well.

“So I think it really helped me in the end. It just helped me focus more and challenged me at times. It just, yeah, pushed me to the finish line.

“When I finally got going, I thought, ‘Well, if I’m going to be here for two and a half hours, putting up with all these people, I might as well take the bigger paycheck, right?’

“I was very happy to do that.”

Collins noted that ticket sales would pay for his next vacation.

Collins made few friends in Australia with his constant antics against the home crowd.

Collins made few friends in Australia with his constant antics against the home crowd.

‘One of the best things about being a professional athlete is that the people who don’t like you, and the people who hate you, actually pay your bills. “It’s a great concept,” he said.

‘Obviously, my professional career is not going to last forever. So I remind myself every day that when I have those kinds of things, they are paying my bills.

‘Every person who has bought a ticket to come here and interrupt me or do what they do, it will all go to the Danielle Collins Fund.

‘Yes, go ahead. I love it.

‘Me and my group of friends love five-star holidays.

“I can guarantee you that check will go toward our next five-star trip, hopefully to the Bahamas.”

And she doesn’t care if the Australian public has long memories of her third-round clash with compatriot and 19th seed Madison Keys.

“All I have to say is good luck pissing someone off or getting under the skin of someone who doesn’t really care,” he said.

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