Tennis Star Danielle Collins Had Best Response to Booing from Australian Open Crowd

Danielle Collins had the best response to getting booed by the crowd at the 2025 Australian Open.

The 31-year-old American tennis player defeated hometown player Destanee Aiava during a second round match on Thursday (January 16) in Melbourne, Australia.

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Danielle continued to get boos while giving a post-win interview and said, “You know, during the match I was like, while I’m out here I might as well take that big fat paycheck.”

“So, it’s kind of a good thing, especially when I’m not playing that well,” she added. “I’m definitely somebody that needs to have a bit of a fire, you know, under my ass. All of this just motivates me to do better.”

The Athletic reports that during a press conference, she added, “One of the greatest things about being a professional athlete is the people that don’t like you and the people that hate you, they actually pay your bills. It’s kind of a cool concept… Every person that’s bought a ticket to come out here and heckle me, it’s all going towards the Danielle Collins Fund. Bring it on. I love it.”