- Serena Williams lost in her semifinal match to Roberta Vinci of Italy on Friday afternoon 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
- After the match a heartbroken Serena was seen leaving the stadium with rumored boyfriend Drake
Serena Williams lost the most heart-breaking match of her career during the U.S. Open on Friday, and the Internet has blamed her rumored new boyfriend, rapper Drake, for the loss.
Williams lost in her semifinal match to Roberta Vinci of Italy on Friday afternoon 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Soon
after her bid for the first Grand Slam since 1988 came to a halt in
shocking fashion, the hashtags 'blamedrake' and 'drakecurse' started
trending on Twitter.
'Wherever Drake cheers, losing follows. The curse continues. #SerenaWilliams', one social media user shared on Friday.
'Drake jinxed Serena man,' another person wrote on Twitter.
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Serena Williams lost in her semifinal match to Roberta Vinci on Italy on Friday afternoon 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Drake was seen exiting the stadium just minutes after Serena's loss on Friday
Soon after her bid for the first Grand
Slam since 1988 came to a halt in shocking fashion, the Internet has
blamed Drake for the loss
The hip-hop mogul, who stood in the
stands rooting Williams on, had even before Friday developed a
reputation as bad luck for teams and athletes. A Twitter user shared in a
post that wherever Drake cheers, losing follows
One user wrote, 'Drake is the Jessica
Simpson to Serena's Tony Romo. #BlameDrake' as hashtags 'blamedrake' and
'drakecurse' started trending on Twitter
'Drake jinxed Serena man, another user wrote on Twitter on Friday following Williams' U.S. Open loss
The popular theory blaming the rapper for her loss circulated on social media with several users taking hits at him.
'Drake is the Jessica Simpson to Serena's Tony Romo' one user wrote on Twitter followed with the hashtag 'BlameDrake'.
'Drake jinxed Serena man,' another user posted on the social media site.
The
hip-hop mogul, who stood in the stands rooting Williams on, had even
before Friday developed a reputation as bad luck for teams and
athletes.
For
example, Drake watched on as his favorite college team the Kentucky
Wildcats, whose undefeated season ended in the semifinals of the NCAA
Tournament against Wisconsin Badgers.
He
has also been blamed for Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel's
'lackluster' career, the Seattle Hawk's most recent Super Bowl loss and
for LeBron James’s cramps during his last year playing with the Heat,
according to the Washington Post.
This
is not his first time he has attended one her matches as he has been
pictured previously during the Rogers Cup in 2011, but Williams won 4-6,
6-3, 6-3 against Zheng Jie.
Drake immediately hopped into a waiting car after making his exit
Serena exited just moments after Drake was seen getting into a car outside the stadium
Serena then got into the same car as Drake and the two were driven off
Drake made sure to stay inside the car hidden as Serena entered so the two could not be photographed together
Serena and Drake have yet to comment on their rumored relationship
Williams
had won her previous four Grand Slam tournaments, including all three
this year - the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.
After
the match a heartbroken Serena was spotted leaving the stadium with her
rumored boyfriend Drake, with the two getting into the same car and
driven away from the facility.
Serena did not even change before leaving, seeming to want to get out as quickly as possible following her loss.
Vinci, who is unseeded, will now take on countrywoman Flavia Pennetta in the final on Saturday.
Pennetta upset Simona Halep - the number two seed - earlier in the day.
Serena
seemed to be well on her way to the final after blasting past Vinci in
the first set, but the Italian began rallying better in the second set,
and by the final games of the third Serena appeared exhausted on the
court.
By the time Vinci hit her final winner - a volley at the net - Serena appeared ready to leave.
She graciously shook her opponent's hand before immediately leaving the stadium, waving to the fans as she made her exit.
Serena appeared to be having problems with her ankle during the match and had the trainer tend to her at one point.
This is not his
first time he has attended one of her matches as he his pictured above
during the Rogers Cup in 2011 in Toronto, Canada where she played
against Jie Zheng of China. Williams won 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
The rapper has been blamed for being a
bad luck for the Kentucky Wildcats, his favorite college team, whose
whose undefeated season ended in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament
against Wisconsin Badgers (Drake pictured at the semifinal between the
Wildcats and Badgers in April 2014)
Drake has also been blamed for
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel's 'lackluster' career and
the Seattle Hawk's most recent Super Bowl loss (Drake pictured greeting
Manziel in April 2014)
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