Novak Djokovic has backed Danielle Collins for her cheeky response to hostile fans at the Australian Open and said the sport could afford to take itself a little less seriously.

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.

Read what Novak Djokovic had to say about Danielle Collins' controversial action and remarks after her Australian Open victory.

Novak Djokovic has had his say after Danielle Collins caused controversy with her antics at the Australian Open. The American star riled up the fans after beating Destanee Aiava on Thursday, gesturing to kiss her bottom and reminding them that she was taking a “big fat pay cheque”.

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,

American tennis star Danielle Collins revealed she has received six sponsorship offers after her controversial Australian Open run. Collins was booed off the court after her fourth round loss

Novak Djokovic has thrown his support behind Danielle Collins and her reaction to the hostile Australian Open crowd after having his own running battle with fans on Friday night. The 24-time major winner booked his spot in the fourth round at Melbourne Park after a comfortable 6-1 6-4 6-4 win over Tomas Machac on Rod Laver Arena that he described as his best display of the tournament so far.

We can have a drink, though. Maybe you had a few already. Him and I were going back and forth for quite awhile.”

Incident in Melbourne came after Novak Djokovic had backed player’s behaviour earlier this week, saying he was a ‘big fan’ of the American

Novak Djokovic confronted a heckler during his Australian Open match. The Serbian joins Danielle Collins as the latest star to face the plight of rowdy audiences down under. Djokovic, the 24-time

Danielle Collins keeps perspective after falling to fellow American Madison Keys in the third round of the Australian Open