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‘The curse’ – Drake sends Jannik Sinner message after $250,000 Australian Open final bet outcome revealed
Jannik Sinner is not the only one picking up a hefty cheque after his Australian Open win. Canadian rapper Drake revealed he placed a $250,000 bet on the final between Sinner and Zverev. Jannik Sinner has won all three of his Grand Slams GettyThe famous Canadian rapper has made a habit of placing large bets on sporting events[/caption] The infamous Drake curse is over after he successfully betted on Sinner to win the Australian Open final and the winnings from it are mouth-watering. The Italian outlined why he is the best player in the world after he deafened his crown in Melbourne following a merciless win over the German. The World No.1 broke multiple records en route to his third major and won the match in straight sets against the second seed. After sealing the championship with a effortless cross-court winner, the 23-year-old did not bother with the theatrics of falling onto the ground but rather calmly raised his hands before embracing Zverev at the net. “It’s an incredible tournament for me, I hope I can keep it going,” said Sinner, who is the first Italian player to win three majors. Such a straight-forward win would have also provided Drake some relief, the Canadian placed a quarter of a million on Sinner’s victory and was well paid out for the gamble. The 38-year-old received a whopping $345,000 once the Italian sealed victory, meaning he made a cool $95,000 on a match that had a clear favourite. Drake is no stranger to be massive bets on tennis matches, the award-winning rapper placed $210,000 on Taylor Fritz to defeat Sinner at the US Open last year. Inevitably, the rapper lost the bet but had the American won the match, the payout was estimated at $808,000. Picking the Italian this time around was the sensible decision as the 23-year-old cruised to victory against Zverev. The Italian enjoyed a drink during his press conference However, when it comes to other sports, the 38-year-old’s luck seems to be even worse. 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. The 'Drake curse' UFC 272 (bet on Jorge Masvidal to win): lost £228,000 stake UFC 274 (bet on Justin Gaethje): lost £335,000 UFC 278 (bet on Kamaru Usman): lost £357,000 UFC 281 (bet on Israel Adesanya): lost £1.24 million UFC 293 (bet on Israel Adesanya): lost £401,000 UFC 297 (bet on Sean Strickland): lost £551,000 UFC 305 (bet on Israel Adesanya): lost £347,000) Jake Paul v Tommy Fury (bet on Paul KO): lost £335,000 Francis Ngannou v Anthony Joshua (bet on Ngannou): lost £477,000 2022 World Cup (bet on Argentina to win in normal time): lost £823,000 European football (bet on Arsenal and Barcelona to both win on same day): lost £500,000 NHL (bet on New York Rangers): lost £187,000 NBA (bet on Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Blue Jays and Dallas Mavericks): lost £335,000 2022 NCAA tournament (bet on Duke to beat UNC): lost £66,000 F1 Spanish Grand Prix (bet on Charles Leclerc): lost £190,000 US Open men’s final (bet on Taylor Fritz): lost £160,000 Drake captioned his post that revealed his bet with a message, saying: “About to have Australia Open first time since 2017, who’s linking up?” The 38-year-old is clearly satisfied with his winnings and will now know who to select next when it’s a Jannik Sinner match.
Jannik Sinner is not the only one picking up a hefty cheque after his Australian Open win.
Canadian rapper Drake revealed he placed a $250,000 bet on the final between Sinner and Zverev.
The infamous Drake curse is over after he successfully betted on Sinner to win the Australian Open final and the winnings from it are mouth-watering.
The Italian outlined why he is the best player in the world after he deafened his crown in Melbourne following a merciless win over the German.
The World No.1 broke multiple records en route to his third major and won the match in straight sets against the second seed.
After sealing the championship with a effortless cross-court winner, the 23-year-old did not bother with the theatrics of falling onto the ground but rather calmly raised his hands before embracing Zverev at the net.
“It’s an incredible tournament for me, I hope I can keep it going,” said Sinner, who is the first Italian player to win three majors.
Such a straight-forward win would have also provided Drake some relief, the Canadian placed a quarter of a million on Sinner’s victory and was well paid out for the gamble.
The 38-year-old received a whopping $345,000 once the Italian sealed victory, meaning he made a cool $95,000 on a match that had a clear favourite.
Drake is no stranger to be massive bets on tennis matches, the award-winning rapper placed $210,000 on Taylor Fritz to defeat Sinner at the US Open last year.
Inevitably, the rapper lost the bet but had the American won the match, the payout was estimated at $808,000.
Picking the Italian this time around was the sensible decision as the 23-year-old cruised to victory against Zverev.
However, when it comes to other sports, the 38-year-old’s luck seems to be even worse.
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.
The 'Drake curse'
UFC 272 (bet on Jorge Masvidal to win): lost £228,000 stake
UFC 274 (bet on Justin Gaethje): lost £335,000
UFC 278 (bet on Kamaru Usman): lost £357,000
UFC 281 (bet on Israel Adesanya): lost £1.24 million
UFC 293 (bet on Israel Adesanya): lost £401,000
UFC 297 (bet on Sean Strickland): lost £551,000
UFC 305 (bet on Israel Adesanya): lost £347,000)
Jake Paul v Tommy Fury (bet on Paul KO): lost £335,000
Francis Ngannou v Anthony Joshua (bet on Ngannou): lost £477,000
2022 World Cup (bet on Argentina to win in normal time): lost £823,000
European football (bet on Arsenal and Barcelona to both win on same day): lost £500,000
NHL (bet on New York Rangers): lost £187,000
NBA (bet on Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Blue Jays and Dallas Mavericks): lost £335,000
2022 NCAA tournament (bet on Duke to beat UNC): lost £66,000
F1 Spanish Grand Prix (bet on Charles Leclerc): lost £190,000
US Open men’s final (bet on Taylor Fritz): lost £160,000
Drake captioned his post that revealed his bet with a message, saying: “About to have Australia Open first time since 2017, who’s linking up?”
The 38-year-old is clearly satisfied with his winnings and will now know who to select next when it’s a Jannik Sinner match.
