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. Keep reading to find out more… 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.