After antagonizing the Australian Open crowd during and after her second-round match, Danielle Collins received a cold welcome from the fans as she took the court for her third-round matchup with Madison Keys.

Danielle Collins embraced her 'villain' tag at the Australian Open and delivered one final salvo to home fans on Saturday night after being bundled out in the third round by compatriot Madison Keys. Collins was no match for her fellow American after bowing out in a 6-4 6-4 defeat that saw her subjected to more crowd hostility that some viewers labelled "disgraceful" and "disgusting" on social media.

Danielle Collins has hit back at criticism of her goading of the Australian Open crowd, saying: “I don’t care what some guy living in his basement is writing on the internet.” Collins, the American world No.