sport news Danielle Collins hilariously celebrates winning TOO EARLY in her third set vs ... trends now Danielle Collins hilariously celebrates winning TOO EARLY in her third set vs Anna Kalinskaya - as the American FORGETS she had to reach 10 points in a tiebreak instead of seven, even though the rules changed in May last year! WTA No. 11 Danielle Collins lost track of points while battling Karolina Muchova She celebrated prematurely, going to shake the chair umpires hand with seven tiebreak points, while forgetting that she needed ten to win the match Collins laughed it off, going on to win the match to advance to the third round Click here for all your latest international Sports news from DailyMail.com By Jake Fenner For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:46 GMT, 18 January 2023 | Updated: 15:49 GMT, 18 January 2023 Viewcomments It was a moment of levity in a frustrating night in Melbourne for American tennis star Danielle Collins, who forgot that tiebreaks in the third set go to ten points as she battled Czech player Karolina Muchova on Wednesday. After winning the seventh point of the third set tiebreak, Collins dropped her racquet, looked to the sky and held her hands up. She then pressed her hands together in a 'thank you' gesture, before picking up her racquet to shake hands with the chair umpire and her opponent. Danielle Collins thought she had won her tiebreak against Karolina Muchova on Wednesday Instead, she stared at the chair umpire in confusion, unaware she had three more points to win Collins laughed at her own mistake, then went on to win the match 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 7-6 (10-6) As she slowly walked over to the chair, she was confused as the audience wasn't applauding and no one was moving. Collins approached the chair asking what was going on, when she was informed she had three more points to win. She laughed at her mistake and returned to her position to serve - going on to win the tiebreak 10-6 with a final score of 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 7-6 (10-6). Collins, the 13 seed at the Australian Open and the eleventh ranked women's player in the world, needed three sets to defeat her first opponent - Anna Kalinskaya of Russia. She won that match 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 to advance to the second round in her bid to return to the Aussie Open Final as she did last year. There, she fell on Rod Laver in straight sets to now-retired Australian star Ash Barty 6-3, 7-6. Collins now moves on to take on No. 22 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan on Friday. After dispatching Muchova, Collins moves on to the third round to play 22 seed Elena Rybakina Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility