Drake and Serena Williams’ rumor 2015 romance: What we know

Drake, Serena Williams
Cole Burston/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Roc NationNearly ten years later Serena WilliamsRumors and Drakein the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, it seems to be among rappers, tennis professionals turn to what they call a relationship.
Williams, 43, danced on the grave on Sunday, February 9 as part of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show. Despite her surprise cameo, she joins the musician’s “Don’t Like Us” fact, but the track targeting 38-year-old Drake is even more shocking.
Understand why, US Weekly It goes all the way back to the summer of 2015 and breaks the classification history between Williams and Drake.
Drake plays in Williams tennis from June to early July in Wimbledon from England.
this Degrassi: The next generation The alum was found sitting next to Serena’s sister. Venus WilliamsAccording to the reporter Ben Rothenberg pass bounce.
After her semi-final defeat Maria Sharapovathe reporter asked Serena if Drake was her “lucky mascot”. Associated PressDrake attended the press conference and smiled before covering his face.
According to reports, Serena told the media: “We have been friends for many years. Just like family.”
Despite their role as co-star for their connection, Drake was part of Serena’s player box when she won her sixth Wimbledon title later this month. He continued to compete in her game, appearing at the Rogers Cup in Toronto in August 2015.
It wasn’t until Drake competed in Ohio Women’s Tennis Association Championship that speculated until August that they were more than just friends. After the event, Drake and Serena were found kissing at a local restaurant, which sparked romantic rumors.
Serena already met her current husband. Alexis OhanianIn May 2015, they lived in the same hotel in Rome.
Serena’s romance with Ohanian, 41, continues to grow outside of focus, but her status with Drake remains the subject of conversation.
In fact, when Serena lost her bid for the Grand Slam in September 2015, the Internet blamed Drake. (Drake attended Serena’s U.S. Open and lost matches, except for her Grand Slam appearance.)
One user wrote through X at the time: “I blame Drake for this.” A second user tweeted: “Drake Jinxed Serena, man.”
In the second month, Serena’s representative denied that she and Drake were involved romantically. “They are just long-term friends,” the deputy told people October 2015.
Serena calmed the rumor in December 2015 when she joined Ohanian as her Ohanian to receive the 2015 Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year award.
The tennis legend was engaged to the Ohani people in December 2016 and married in New Orleans in November 2017. The couple shared their two daughters, Alexis Olympia and Adira.
When Drake became a father in October 2017, he welcomed his son Adonis at the time. Sophie Brussauxhis rumor about Serena remains a topic in his music.
Drake slams the Ohani-Serena’s relationship with Serena in his 2022 song “The Middle”. “Sidebar, Serena, your husband is a group/he claims we have no problem, but, no, shhh, like you named the sushi,” he said.
“The reason I continue to win is because I’m relentlessly becoming everything I do, including being the best group for my wife and daughter,” Ohanian wrote in November 2022.
The Reddit founder added: “At @serenawilliams, I found a partner I know I will never surpass, who always inspires me to become bigger.”
About two years later, when his 100-time gig archive video captured footage of his 2016 hit song “Too Good”, Drake brought the focus of the rumor that he and Serena rang out.
Drake’s name dropped Serena while talking to her about the song with her mom and told her in the Backward video: “I got heavy on several joints, but this More about Serena and me.”
“I’ll gather together!” His mother, Sandi Grahamsaid in the editing of 100 performances published in August 2024.
In this song, Drake sings one-sided romance, and he hints at the situation between him and Serena. “It’s funny because when I write songs for women, I write songs for them, too.” “So, I know what kind of songs to do. If I’m going to talk about them, I’ll at least be for them.” Justice to make a song they like.”
Drake claimed: “I know Serena very well and I know she will be loud and clear, but she won’t hate me because of it’s easy.”
Graham then asked Drake, “Is she meeting someone else?” implying that she knew they had rumored romance. “I don’t know, mom,” Drake admitted.
Flash forward to February, when Serena seemed to slap Drake’s jab for years while heading out with Lamar in the Super Bowl. (Lamar and Drake have been in a constant dispute since 2013.)
“Let’s go to the Super Bowl halftime? I’m dead a little!” Serena wrote through X after X took the field to dance “Don’t Like Us.”
The song itself has a connection to Drake and Serena, as Lamar tells his enemy (think Drake’s enemy) in the track, he “better not to speak on Serena.”
Serena commented on Lamar’s songs while hosting the ESPY Awards in July 2024. ,” Serena laughed at the time. “He will make your hometown unlike you. They will be litigating for him next time Drake sits in court at the Raptors. Occupied seats. ”