--- title: Drake Blamed for Serena Williams U.S. Open Loss: #BlameDrake description: The match wasn't the best she ever had. Maybe she wasn't charged up? canonical: https://time.com/4032042/blame-drake-serena-williams/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-11T20:08:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:07.444Z og:title: Why People on Twitter Are Blaming Drake for Serena Williams' U.S. Open Loss og:description: The match wasn't the best she ever had. Maybe she wasn't charged up? og:url: https://time.com/4032042/blame-drake-serena-williams/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7034a2a06e7ec5c/69885db92dce0117c19e4e74/480064128.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Celebrities At Wimbledon 2015 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Why People on Twitter Are Blaming Drake for Serena Williams' U.S. Open Loss twitter:description: The match wasn't the best she ever had. Maybe she wasn't charged up? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7034a2a06e7ec5c/69885db92dce0117c19e4e74/480064128.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why People on Twitter Are Blaming Drake for Serena Williams' U.S. Open Loss ## Video: Serena Williams on Her Biggest Influence [Watch (HLS stream): Serena Williams on Her Biggest Influence](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zdwprGtE.m3u8) (0:58)  _Published 2014-04-24. Serena Williams talks about the importance of family._  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Sep 11, 2015 8:08 PM UTC  Drake attends day ten of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on July 9, 2015 in London, England Drake attends day ten of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on July 9, 2015 in London, EnglandKarwai Tang—WireImage  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Sep 11, 2015 8:08 PM UTC Canadian rapper Drake and tennis star Serena Williams have been the [subject of](http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/07/serena-williams-and-drake-win-duo-of-the-summer.html) [dating rumors](http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/08/serena-williams-made-out-with-a-fan.html) for a few months now, but all that speculation took a negative turn after Williams lost to Roberta Vinci in a shocking upset at the U.S. Open. Twitter users started blaming Drake, who was at the game, for Williams’ loss using the hashtag #BlameDrake. How quickly the tables turn: earlier this summer, Williams rolled her eyes when asked if Drake was her [“lucky mascot”](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d00221ea1a19409ea3d31aa71a5494c7/latest-its-womens-semifinals-day-wimbledon) and said he was “just like family.” > [](https://twitter.com/DCampoamor/status/642421633093730304) > [](https://twitter.com/georgewrighster/status/642421573232627712) > [](https://twitter.com/freedomreeves/status/642419411614367744) > [](https://twitter.com/TaySweezy%5F/status/642419336028663808) > [](https://twitter.com/Saad%5Fsalaam/status/642420341835472896) > [](https://twitter.com/sauvblancpapi/status/642422477268774912) > [](https://twitter.com/MichelleDBeadle/status/642422245185462272) > [](https://twitter.com/TheViperEvolved/status/642422207768043522) > [](https://twitter.com/JBen%5FRadio/status/642422996007825408) > [](https://twitter.com/tgcowles/status/642438565209735168) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4032042/blame-drake-serena-williams/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4032042/blame-drake-serena-williams/"},"headline":"Why People on Twitter Are Blaming Drake for Serena Williams' U.S. Open Loss","datePublished":"2015-09-11T20:08:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:07.444Z","description":"The match wasn't the best she ever had. 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