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.
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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.
Two days earlier, Collins got into it with the crowd at Melbourne Park in the scenes that have since gone viral.
As she was entering Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, she was heavily booed.
Throughout the match, the boos continued and the same was the case after she ended on the losing side.
It should be noted that the 31-year-old appeared to be dealing with a physical issue as she required medical intervention on her left knee late in the second set.
How Keys beat Collins?
In the very first game of the match, the No. 14 seed earned a break and then just held on to her serve for the rest of the set to bag the opener.
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Down by a set, the 2022 Australian Open runner-up responded by clinching her first break and opening an early 3-0 second-set lead.
But just when it seemed that the momentum shifted Collins' way, she suffered back-to-back breaks and lost four games in a row before taking a medical timeout.
While the No. 10 seed was able to resume the match, she wasn't able to get back into the match as Keys routinely served out for the match in the 10th game.
As expected, both players were going for their shots.
But it was Keys who had far more success as the 29-year-old fired 24 winners and 27 unforced errors while Collins sprayed 20 unforced errors but also hit just 12 winners.
In the Australian Open round-of-16, the 14th-seeded American will battle against Elena Rybakina.
