Courier thinks Collins may have been impacted by the loud cheering against her during an Australian Open third-round loss.

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 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.

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.

Beat Danielle Collins, Elena Rybakina ... she admitted he lost belief she'd ever win a grand slam. "I have wanted this for so long, and I have been in one other grand slam final and it did ...

Plus, Grand Slam champs Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu's divergent paths cross again in the third round. Before each day's play in Melbourne, we'll preview three must-see matches.

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:

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 ...

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 ...

What California is to America, Australia has often been for tennis — the lab where new stuff goes for a test drive

Lest we forget, this year’s Australian Open has reminded us of those unwritten rules.