Tennis purists felt unsettled as Danielle Collins went right at a rowdy Australian crowd after taking out a hometown favourite in incredible scenes. But the exchange is actually healthy for the sport.

American tennis player Danielle Collins embraced the Australian Open boos after her latest win. But there's more to her heel turn than meets the eye.

Australian Open tennis star Danielle Collins faced brutal booing from the crowd after her 7-6 4-6 6-2 victory over Destanee Aiava on Thursday. The boos went up dramatically in volume after she trolled spectators for picking up a ‘big fat paycheck’ in her on-court interview at Kia Arena,

Danielle Collins became visibly frustrated with the home crowd in the opening stages of her second round Australian Open match against local favourite Destanee Aiava.