Danielle Collins taunted the Australian crowd after her second-round win (Image: Getty)
has continued her tussle with the Australian public after on Thursday night.
The world No. 11 taunted the crowd after beating Destanee Aiava in her second-round match and said the haters were “paying her bills”.
Collins has now turned her attention to a new victim after being branded a “brat” by an Australian commentator.
The American has become the talk of the town in Melbourne after her controversial reaction to her victory over Aiava. The 10th seed needed two hours and 25 minutes to outlast the Aussie qualifier, winning 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2.
The Australian fans were backing their woman throughout the clash, sometimes cheering Collins’ errors. And the 31-year-old gave it back when she won, touching her ear and telling them: “How about that?”
Collins continued her taunts afterwards, blowing sarcastic kisses while being booed. She then told the crowd: “If I’m out here, I might as well take that big fat pay cheque.
“Coco [Vandeweghe] and I love a good five star vacation so part of that cheque is going to go towards that.”
Danielle Collins told the fans to kiss her bottom (Image: Getty)
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Her comments didn’t go down well with the crowd and Collins has now found herself under scrutiny in the Australian media. But the American is happy to take her critics on.
Aussie TV presenter Tony Jones hit out at the former finalist in Melbourne Park, telling 3AW Drive: “My view is she’s a brat.
“When you get people like Danielle Collins who lives this (lavish) lifestyle and then rubs our noses in it…I thought it overstepped the mark.”
His comments caught Collins’ attention, and she responded on social media. Sharing a screenshot of Jones’ comments to her story, she joked that she was happy to be called a ‘brat’, referencing Charli xcx’s critically acclaimed album of the same name.
“I love when these old dudes like Tony know the vibe. #bratsummer #brataussiesummer #charlixcx,” Collins wrote.
The four-time title winner even made a separate highlight for her post antics, sharing videos of her controversial celebration and post-match quotes.
And she was happy to double-down on her comments during her press conference “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,” Collins said.
“It’s kind of a cool concept. Obviously my professional career is not going to last forever. So I just remind myself every day when I have that kind of stuff, they’re paying my bills.
“Every person that’s bought a ticket to come out here and heckle me or do what they do, it’s all going towards the Danielle Collins Fund. Yeah, bring it on. I love it.”