Drake hit like on a comment calling Sexyy Red an “upgrade” from Serena Williams, reigniting old tension with the tennis legend over their past relationship.
Drake dug up old drama and new noise after liking a spicy Instagram comment that called Sexyy Red a “Serena Williams upgrade” on a post featuring the two of them.
The Toronto rapper dropped a tennis-themed photoset with the “Pound Town” rapper on Monday, captioning it, “I said tennis lesson she said where’s the bracelet or the necklace.”
Cute, right? But things got messy in the comments when someone wrote, “Serena Williams upgrade” and Drake hit that like button without hesitation.
If you’re not familiar, Serena Williams and Drake had a thing going on from around 2011 to 2015.
He was popping up courtside at her matches, and while they never officially confirmed anything, it was pretty clear something was going on.
Their situationship didn’t end on the smoothest note. Drake’s been throwing shade ever since.
Back in 2022, he name-dropped Serena and her husband Alexis Ohanian in his track “Middle of the Ocean,” calling Ohanian a “groupie” and implying Serena downgraded.
Serena didn’t clap back directly, but she did make a subliminal move during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show.
She popped up during the “Not Like Us” segment, the same track that took aim at Drake. She later told folks the appearance was about “Compton pride,” not personal beef, saying it was “not intended” to be about her ex.
Their history even dragged in Common, who admitted back in 2014 that his 2012 beef with Drake was over Serena.
“At that time, I think it was the Drake-Serena situation,” he said. “I didn’t know what was going on with that. And I ain’t know if he was throwing shots at me.”
Now Drake’s out here liking comments that pit his current collab partner against one of the greatest athletes alive. Whether it’s petty or personal, it’s clear that whatever happened between him and Serena still lingers.