Pegula pulls out of Roland-Garros

World No 5 Jessica Pegula has pulled out Roland-Garros, which kicks off in Paris on Sunday, as she continues her recovery from injuries.

The 30-year-old announced her withdrawal in a social media post on Thursday, saying that she would have been able to play if she had 5-7 more days of time, but did not want to risk injuries by coming back too soon.

“Unfortunately pulling out of Roland Garros this year,” Pegula said. “I’m just about back to practicing normal haven’t had any issues for weeks… If I had another 5-7 days, I would have been there 100%. So I will definitely be back for a full grass season and the rest of the summer and grinding out the rest of the year. Gotta get that match count up.”

The American’s last tournament on the WTA Tour was in Charleston in early April and she missed the entire European clay court season.

Pegula reached the third round of the French Open last year. Her spot in the main draw will be taken by a lucky loser.

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