Newlywed Jessica Pegula will not play the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Prague as part of Team USA and will be replaced by Shelby Rogers, who joins Danielle Collins, Sloane Stephens, CoCo Vandeweghe and Caroline Dolehide on Captain Kathy Rinaldi’s squad.
As recently as yesterday, the Billie Jean King Cup congratulated Jessica Pegula on getting married and the American jokingly replied “honeymoon in Prague”, so the USTA’s announcement that the 27-year-old will not play the tournament after all comes as a surprise.
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