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 got into a back-and-forth with a booing crowd at the Australian Open after eliminating a local player, blowing kisses to the spectators and repeating the phrase, “How about that?!”

As Danielle Collins walks out to Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night (local time), you may hear a few boos from the Australian Open crowd.

Danielle Collins was involved in a heated exchange with fans during her Australian Open second-round win over Destanee Aiava, with the American telling them to "shut up".

Men’s top seed Jannik Sinner is also up tonight, taking on America’s Marcos Giron in the third round. Women’s second seed Iga Swiatek, fourth seed Jasmine Paolini and sixth seed Elena Rybakina are also in action on a day where huge crowds are expected to flock to Melbourne Park.

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 had no intention of being at this year's Australian Open, but the past finalist is glad to be back at Melbourne Park and taking comfort in the routines of tennis after personal setbacks with starting a family.

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.

Danielle Collins certainly embraced her brief stint as the pantomime villain of Melbourne Park. But after her entertaining Australian Open performance concluded on Saturday night, the fiery ...

It’s fair to say Danielle Collins won’t have the crowd on her side from this point on however long her run in this year’s Australian Open lasts.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Count Novak Djokovic as being in Danielle Collins' corner. He thinks her response to booing fans at the Australian Open was absolutely fine — which should come as no surprise, given the way Djokovic gets into back-and-forths with hecklers at his matches, including Friday night at Rod Laver Arena.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Count Novak Djokovic as being in Danielle Collins' corner ... won 10 of his 24 Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park, has been doing this for a while now, not shy ...