World No.3 Jessica Pegula experienced a tumultuous start to her Parisian journey for the 2023 French Open. Her first night in the city turned into a nightmare as the escargots or salmon she consumed for dinner turned out to be of questionable quality, resulting in an unpleasant bout of food poisoning on Tuesday evening. This unfortunate incident not only disrupted her preparation for the Grand Slam but also left her with an apprehensive outlook on dining out in the French capital.
Reflecting on the ordeal in her BBC blog, the 29-year-old tennis star shared her frustration:
Coming into this week’s French Open, my preparations were completely thrown by getting food poisoning on my first night and first dinner in Paris.
What horrendous luck – I haven’t gone out to a restaurant since because I’ve been too afraid to eat there.
I don’t know exactly what did the damage. I had escargots – I love escargots – but everyone else in my group had them. I also had salmon so maybe it was a bad piece of fish.
I was throwing up for the whole night and I couldn’t sleep much.
As a consequence, Pegula had to skip practice on Wednesday and could only manage limited sessions on Thursday due to her persistent weakness, lack of appetite, and recurring symptoms of nausea and acid…
