Anticipation was at fever pitch as Danielle Collins returned to the court days after taunting the Aussie crowd, and the locals predictably had something waiting for her.

Danielle Collins, the American tennis star, once again faced a rowdy crowd as she took to the court for her third-round match against Madison Keys at the Australian Open.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Danielle Collins booed off the court after Australian Open loss. Melbourne’s raucous crowd enjoyed the last laugh over Collins as she suffered a 6-4, 6-4 third-round exit at the hands of compatriot Madison Keys. Booed from the moment she stepped foot on Rod Laver Arena, 10th seed Collins was stoic.

Danielle Collins keeps perspective after falling to fellow American Madison Keys in the third round of the Australian Open

American Danielle Collins said "you can't please everybody" after she was booed during her third-round Australian Open loss to compatriot Madison Keys.

American tennis star Danielle Collins has continued her baiting of Australian Open fans despite having been knocked out of the tournament. The 31-year-old lost at the third-round stage to compatriot Madison Keys,

During her previous match, Danielle Collins blew kisses to the raucous crowd after knocking out the last Australian in the draw; Collins fell to a straight-sets defeat to American counterpart Madison Keys;

Danielle Collins will exit the Australian Open as public enemy number one after roasting a hostile crowd at the Grand Slam and the American said following her defeat on Saturday that it was up to the fans if they wanted to repair their relationship.

Incident in Melbourne came after Novak Djokovic had backed player’s behaviour earlier this week, saying he was a ‘big fan’ of the American

Danielle Collins is no stranger to controversy at this year’s Australian Open. And the Melbourne crowd made their feelings on the American known once again.

Danielle Collins said she was proud of herself and did not care what people thought after being booed in and out of the arena in losing 6-4, 6-4 to fellow American Madison Keys at the Australian

Paul Lewis writes about rugby, cricket, league, football, yachting, golf, the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. Someone once defined a patriot as a person who loves his country, while a nationalist hates everyone else’s.