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.”

Aussie tennis fans are describing it as "fitting" that the player who beat Danielle Collins went on to win the Australian Open after Collins became enemy No.1 in Melbourne last week. And the tennis world is marvelling at Madison Keys' giant-killing run to her first grand slam title.

Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that's got only a little to do with the results on the courts.

American tennis pro Danielle Collins isn’t making any new friends ... advanced to the third round of this year’s Grand Slam after defeating Australia’s own Destanee Aiava on Thursday ...

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.

Novak Djokovic approved Danielle Collins' response to Australian Open hecklers as the Serb funnily stated that he is now "a big fan" of hers. On Thursday, the American tennis star edged out Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava 7-6 (4) 4-6 6-2.

MELBOURNE – The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, ended on Sunday, when defending champion Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev for the men’s title. AFP looks back on five memorable storylines from the past two weeks in Melbourne:

Madison Keys won her first ever grand slam title on Saturday, stunning two-time defending champion and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a thrilling Australian Open women’s final.

It also was the first time since 1990 that three teenagers beat top-10 men’s seeds at a Grand Slam tennis tournament ... vocal rebuke from American Danielle Collins after she defeated an ...

Danielle Collins grabbed the microphone from the reporter ... Her best career finish in a Grand Slam event came when she made the 2022 Australian Open final. Coco Gauff and Novak Djovokic are ...

Former Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins won a fiery second-round clash against Australia's Destanee Aiava on January 16. The battle that ran for two hours and 25 minutes was held on Melbourne's Kia Arena.

“It’s fun in Australia. It’s a place where you see people coming from all over the world, which creates a great atmosphere. Sometimes, I think ... it can go a little bit over the line. There are traditions in tennis that are important that make tennis unique,” said Patrick McEnroe, an ex-player and former captain of the US Davis Cup team.