Australian Open 2025 outcomes: Danielle Collins thanks followers for “paying my payments” after second spherical shock defeat

Collins mentioned the A$290,000 (£147,500) he would earn by reaching the third spherical at Melbourne Park could be spent on a “five-star journey”.

“Me and my girlfriends, we love a five-star trip so I am going to verify the examine goes to our subsequent five-star journey — hopefully to the Bahamas,” mentioned Collins, who will face her associate Madison Keys subsequent.

“We love boats, we love huge boats, we love boats, so we’ll submit about it and let you know the way it goes.”

Collins returned to tennis in early 2025 after beforehand asserting his retirement on the finish of the 2024 season.

She continues to cope with endometriosis, which may have an effect on fertility, and informed BBC Sport in Might that beginning a household is “one among her greatest objectives exterior of tennis”.