Stearns responds to joke claim Nike signed with her in toilet break

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Stearns responds to joke claim Nike signed with her in toilet break
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WTA world number 59 Peyton Stearns, 21, surprised tennis fans after changing her outfit (and the brands) in the middle of the US Open round of 16 match against Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova. One tennis enthusiast on X joked about the situation.

“Did Nike sign Peyton Sterns in the toilet break, istg (I swear to God) she was wearing Lululemon in the first two sets. That ain’t just a different colored dress it’s a whole new brand!” the fan wrote. Stearns responded with a sigh: “unsponsored life.”

Unfortunately for the American, the change of outfits didn’t bring her luck.

Vondrousova came back from one set down to win the match and book a quarterfinal with Madison Keys.

Nike ditched Vondrousova before she won Wimbledon

Peyton’s opponent Marketa Vondrousova also had problems with finding sponsors.

After reaching the Wimbledon final, Vondrousova admitted the contract expired last year. “Yeah, the contract finished last year. Yeah, it was after four years, so they decided to stop. Yeah, we’ll see what happens now. I just said it’s…

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