American Danielle Collins thanks the fans that heckled her during her second-round victory over Destanee Aiava at the Australian Open for "paying my bills".

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.

The American dedicated the victory to the local fans, who had supported her opponent in the match. Danielle Collins, a semifinalist at the 2022 Australian Open, took it out on the crowd at the Kia Arena after her victory that gave her a ticket to the third round The American did not like the constant cheering for her opponent,

UVA tennis alum Danielle Collins taunted the Australian Open crowd after defeating Aussie native Destanee Aiava in the second round.