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Jessica Pegula, whose family owns Bills, honors Hamlin in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — Pro tennis player Jessica Pegula has Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on her mind - and his No. 3 jersey number on her outfit - at the Australian Open.

Pegula, whose parents own the NFL’s Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, is wearing a white screen-printed patch with Hamlin’s uniform number on her black skirt while she competes at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament.

Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated on the field when he collapsed after making a tackle during a game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan.