Taylor Fritz couldn’t avoid ‘Drake curse’ as rapper loses thousands on US Open

Drake placed a huge bet on Taylor Fritz to win the US Open final – and once again his infamous ‘curse’ struck.

The 26-year-old took on world no.1 Jannik Sinner in the final at the Arthur Ashe stadium on Sunday.

Fritz asked plenty of questions of Sinner in Arthur Ashe Stadium, but Sinner ultimately proved to be too good with a 6-3 6-4 7-5 triumph.

The Italian went into the US Open final with the better odds, knowing that he had a strong chance of defeating the 12th seed.

Drake, however, backed the underdog.

He was seriously confident of the result judging by the amount he wagered on Fritz to win.

The Canadian rapper placed a staggering $210,000 – which equates to around £160,000 – on Fritz winning the match.

He posted a screenshot to Instagram showing the details of his bet, and revealing that the estimated payout if he won would have been around $808,500 (£616,000).

“Continuing my record as the most daring sports better in history with the most losses,” he wrote on his story, adding in a few laughing emojis. “Going underdog @stake.”

But Drake famously does not have the best track record when it comes to making the right calls.

In fact, his gambling has seen him pick wrong on so many occasions that ‘Drake curse’ has been named in his honour.

Whether it is UFC, football, Formula 1 or the NBA, Drake’s punts over the last few years have seen him lose thousands of pounds on a number of bets.

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One particularly painful loss on UFC 281 saw him lose around £1.24 million after he bet on Israel Adesanya, who was ultimately knocked out by Alex Pereira.

Betting on Adesanya lost Drake a further £401,000 and then another £347,000 when he backed him again at UFC 293 and UFC 305.

However, he did win back around £2.2 million after betting on Adesanya at UFC 287.

Drake has also forayed into the world of football and his most notable loss came after he bet on the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.

He had bet on Argentina to defeat France within 90 minutes – and in the end, agonisingly lost out because Argentina needed extra time to secure the win.

It was a move that lost him more than £800,000.

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