The Roland Garros loses one of its protagonists; Jessica Pegula announced through an Instagram post that she withdrew from the Parisian Slam to focus on recovering from the injury that has been tormenting her for weeks. Jessica will thus miss her first Slam since 2019; in fact, the US tennis player had been playing all the Majors constantly and consecutively for almost five years.
🇺🇸 Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from Roland Garros and misses her first Grand Slam since 2019.
The American is playing it “super safe with recovery” from her neck injury. See you on the grass, Jess! 🌱 👀 #RolandGarroshttps://t.co/0H04MtMXeT
— TENNIS (@Tennis) May 23, 2024
The neck injury created problems for her starting from Charleston, forcing her to skip first Madrid and then Rome. Already on the eve of the Rome tournament you had mentioned the possibility of skipping the Roland Garros, writing in an Instagram story:
Jessica Pegula confirms she is pulling out of the French Open. Said if she “had another 5-7 days” she would have been there “100%” but wanted to play it “super safe” with her recovery from a back injury. See you on the grass 🌱 pic.twitter.com/PMQUd5tbAM
— Talking Tennis (@TalkingTennisTT) May 23, 2024
“I will miss Rome and possibly the…
