Drake threatens to ‘curse’ US Open after betting | Sports News

Jannik Sinner has been described as an “AI-generated” participant by his tennis rivals, however the world No. 1 should now overcome the notorious “Drake Curse,” after the rapper positioned a enormous $300,000 guess on him to retain his US Open crown. The 24-year-old, a four-time Grand Slam champion, has been in devastating kind over the past 12 months and a half.

His period of dominance alongside Carlos Alcaraz began in Melbourne in 2024, when he clinched his first Slam. He then received the US Open later within the 12 months, earlier than defending the Australian Open title in January this 12 months after which Wimbledon in the summertime. At this 12 months’s US Open, Sinner has dropped only one set and toppled Alexander Bublik within the Round of 16 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. His Kazakhstani rival didn’t lose a service recreation within the match till he met the Italian.

Sinner will now play compatriot Lorenzo Musetti within the quarters, and victory there’ll set up a favorable semifinal towards one of Felix Auger-Aliassime or Alex de Minaur. On the opposite aspect of the boys’s draw, report Singles Slam holder (24) Novak Djokovic will tackle home crowd favourite Taylor Fritz on Tuesday, and Carlos Alcaraz will meet one of the 2 within the semis for a spot in Sunday’s last.

Sinner’s run to the ultimate and his dominant kind have rapper Drake assured that he might be topped the US Open winner later this week. Drake has wagered $300k, which may land him $507k ought to Sinner win at Flushing Meadows again.

Drake famously bets large on a number of sports activities occasions, and a few of his high-stakes wagers go horribly mistaken, incomes him his own betting superstition. The “Drake Curse” is a widespread sports activities superstition claiming that any athlete or crew the rapper publicly helps, or locations a important guess on, will lose their outing.

His most notable losses embrace the 2025 NBA Finals and betting on Mike Tyson to beat Jake Paul. Drake has additionally guess on tennis, and final 12 months, he favored Sinner’s US Open last rival, Taylor Fritz, just for the American to lose with $210k on the road.

Drake’s bets have even reached seven-figure sums. For the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final, Drake guess on Argentina to beat then-defending champions France in common time. Argentina did win, however did so on penalties after further time. However, Drake has additionally received large on bets. He famously guess on the Toronto Raptors to win the 2019 NBA Championships.

On paper, Alcaraz is Drake’s greatest menace to touchdown a profitable slip. Sinner and Alcaraz are essentially the most distinguished and aggressive rivals in tennis proper now. The final participant outdoors of the 2 to win a Slam was Djokovic on the 2023 US Open.

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“I think that we have a good friendship also off the court. It’s something great to see. We see that this is possible, you know,” Sinner stated on his rivalry and friendship with the 22-year-old Spaniard. “It’s not like you have to be enemies also off the court.

“Of course we’re enemies after we step on the court docket. We strive to play our best tennis, but it surely ends there. After the handshake, all the pieces is ok again. That’s great to see. You know, we now have great groups round us. We have, you recognize, additionally a regular life outdoors of tennis, which suggests he loves to play golf.

“You know, I have my passions. You know, we, in the same time, we practice very hard. We have the team which supports us, who is very honest with us.

“But I believe many gamers are like this. You know, tennis may be very important, and it relies upon additionally how a lot you’re able to sacrifice for the game as a result of you may have to. But yeah, I believe it is good simply to be, one factor is to be a good tennis participant; the opposite one is to be a good individual. Two various things. I believe we now have each a little bit. So it is good.”