Danielle Collins might be an Australian Open finalist, but that doesn’t mean she truly knows her way around Melbourne Park.
The American was caught by behind-the-scenes cameras on the eve of the Australian Open getting lost (again) in the tunnels of Rod Laver Arena, and the Tennis Channel Live crew got a kick out of watching Collins meander around the bowels of Melbourne’s main stadium, only to double back the way she came to get where she was going, for the second year running.
Before Day 1 action officially kicked off, 2000 Australian Open Lindsay Davenport, Collins’ U.S. Billie Jean King Cup captain, dubbed Rod Laver Arena’s tunnels the most confusing of all the Grand Slam tournaments to navigate, explaining that pedestrians can take either route to Melbourne Park’s other courts.
“You have half the courts on the left, half the courts on the right … maybe she just wasn’t sure where practice Court 14 was,” she said.
“I’ve definitely gone down there and been like, ‘Wait, we’re going to that court; is it on this side or that side?’ … Don’t judge me!”
