American tennis pro Jessica Pegula, daughter of the Buffalo Bills' owners, is continuing to show her support for Damar Hamlin at the Australian Open this week.
Hamlin spent a week in the intensive care unit at thebefore doctors transferred him to western New York, where he continued to be evaluated before eventually being released.
"I just thought it would be cool to put on my outfit here. I thought it would be a fun way to kind of connect with the team and then also just show my support," Pegula added Wednesday."I felt like it was such a global event." The scoreboard shows a message of support for Damar Hamlin during a game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium Jan. 8, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y.She noted that some on social media thought the No. 3 might have represented her current ranking.
"I saw someone tweet that, ‘Why would you put your ranking on your skirt?’ I’m, like, ‘No, that’s not why,’" Pegula said with a laugh. After her first-round victory over Jaqueline Cristian, she also wrote Hamlin’s name on a camera lens. Pegula, 28, advanced to the third round of thewhere she will take on Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk. Pegula said she watched the Bills' win over the Miami Dolphins in the wild-card round before playing her first match. Buffalo will next host the Bengals Sunday in the divisional round.
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