As much as Ash has played superbly to make the AO final, and our really annoying media are going to chalk it up as a lay down mizere, I think Danielle Collins is a genuine danger.
Even though ranked much lower at 27, she is a tough, mtach-hardened competitor. Bit of a dominatrix who likes to bulldoze her way through matches, playing fast, not sitting down in the breaks. Her 'gameswomanship' could unsettle Ash if she allows it. But trust that AB has a way of working out how to combat most opponents these days. Prior meetings 3/1 for AB but Collins beat her in last meeting in Adelaide I believe (never saw).
Just think she'll have to really earn her 1st AO title ... but that's how it should be anyway.