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 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".

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.

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.

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 is out of the Australian Open in the third round and the crowd made sure to give her one final round of boos as she was leaving the court. In an all-American battle, world No. 14 Madison Keys saw off the No. 10 seed 6-4 6-4 to progress into the round-of-16.

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

Novak Djokovic has leapt to the defence of Australian Open villain Danielle Collins as crowd behaviour continues to cause issues at Melbourne Park. The 10-time champion battled a heckler, berated technology,

MELBOURNE, Australia — Count Novak Djokovic as being in Danielle Collins' corner. He thinks her response to ... Djokovic, who has won 10 of his 24 Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park, has been doing this for a while now, not shy about telling people ...

Novak Djokovic Backs Danielle Collins in Her Back-And-Forth With ... Djokovic, who has won 10 of his 24 Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park, has been doing this for a while now, not shy about ...

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 ...

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