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All is definitely not well for Jessica Pegula. Despite her incredible performance in reaching the Miami Open’s quarterfinals and Charleston Open’s semifinals, an unknown injury stopped her from playing further in Madrid and Rome. Pegula suffered in a way that she had to withdraw from her Roland Garros dream leaving a disappointing thought on her sponsor Adidas’s latest French Open collection.

Jessica Pegula expressed her disappointment with her fans as she shared her activewear sponsor Adidas’ French Open outfit for her in her official Instagram story. “Wish I was wearing this fit this week”- wrote Pegula. Now, Adidas recently took their official Instagram profile to showcase their French Open 2024 collection. Given that Paris’s clay court season is warm, Adidas has exclusively designed its activewear to keep the players cool. From brand ambassador Elina Svitolina to Stefanos Tsitsipas, many renowned WTA and ATP stars graced their presence at Adidas’ French Open campaign.

 

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Ready to look unmatched for the match?​ Introducing the new Paris Collection, engineered with HEAT.RDY technology to keep you feeling cool. Inspired by the magic of clay and the love of the game. ​Check out the link in bio to learn more about the Paris Collection. #ParisCollection #adidasTennis”  – captioned the Brand on their official Instagram post featuring the tennis stars with their costumes. Pegula was spotted in a heat-ready 3/4th long-sleeve top and heat-ready pro shorts which are priced at $75 and $65 respectively.

Despite Adidas bringing Pegula’s dashing Roland Garros look, this American tennis star withdrew her name from this Grand Slam tour due to insufficient recovery from her injury. “Unfortunately pulling out of @rolandgarros this year, I’m just about back to practicing normal (haven’t had any issues for weeks) but played it super safe with recovery & return to play,” wrote Pegula on her official Instagram profile this Thursday.

This world’s number fifth last played the Bille Jean King Cup tour in mid-April. Despite not revealing her injury details, Pegula withdrew from the Madrid Open. Now that Pegula has confirmed her withdrawal from the French Open too, Gauff has also partnered with Czech Republican Katerina Siniakova for the Grand Slam’s doubles.  Nevertheless, it seems best for Pegula to focus on her recovery so that she can return with an impressive feat.

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Pegula, who is majorly missing her French Open outfit this year, worked with her activewear sponsor to drop an amazing tribute to the legend Bille Jean King in 2023.

Jessica Pegula honored Bille Jean King with a special outfit from Adidas for her US Open tour last year

This American WTA star partnered with Adidas to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s victory in the  Battle of Sexes. In this match, King defeated the men’s top-ranked tennis player back then, Bobby Riggs to make history in professional tennis. To give a tribute to that, Pegula was spotted wearing a denim blue pleated skirt and tank top accompanied by a blue bomber jacket to highlight the legend’s iconic look over the years.

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Tennis history shows that greatness is never defined by gender. It hasn’t always been easy to choose this path – players like Billie Jean King had to fight for the right to be on the same court as men and gain respect from fellow players” -said the world’s number 5 WTA star.

Jessica Pegula’s social media story surely tells that this American WTA star is very sad about not being able to attend her French Open tour this season.  It has surely disappointed her fans too. However, given it is about her injury, fans expect Pegula to recover well and return whenever she feels ready.