Revealed: The OTHER thing Danielle Collins did to infuriate Aussie fans at the Australian Open before blasting the 'super drunk' crowd in wild scenes
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American tennis star Danielle Collins became public enemy No.1 in Australian tennis circles overnight, including a moment that largely went overlooked in her fiery clash against a local hope. Collins made few friends in her match against Aussie star Destanee Aiva, telling the crowd to shut up, slapping her backside as if to say "kiss my a**" and then gloating about using her prize money for a glamour girls holiday in the Bahamas.
But it was a moment that largely went overlooked that has left many tennis purists fuming. When Aiva was holding a 5-2 lead and serving to win the second set, Collins took a contentious medical time out. Collins complained about a foot injury and received extensive treatment, robbing Aiva of all the momentum she had earned.
![[Australia's Destanee Aiava was gallant in defeat after managing to take the second set in the hard-fought match]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/22/94190827-14294275-image-a-4_1737067543670.jpg)
Many felt the injury timeout was more tactical than necessary. And now Collins wins back to back games after being “injured” 🙄They need to ban medical timeouts - they’re only ever used by cheats against a player with momentum. Either retire or play on.
![[Many social media users have accused Collins of using a medical timeout as a tactic in the spiteful clash]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/22/94190797-14294275-image-a-3_1737067539163.jpg)
American tennis star Danielle Collins had a running battle with the Australian crowd at the Aussie Open on Thursday night. Collins told the crowd to "shut up", slapped her behind as if to say "kiss my a**" and gloated about going on an expensive holiday with her winnings.
![[Collins made few friends in Australia with her ongoing antics against the local crowd]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/22/94190799-14294275-image-a-5_1737067555018.jpg)
'Curiously timed medical break from Danielle Collins here,' a tennis fan posted on social media platform X. 'I'm glad she didn't win the second set hate all this fake medical timeouts when not injured trying to stop momentum it's actually cheating,' added another.
