(VIDEO) Buffalo Bills' safety Damar Hamlin tries his hand at tennis, shows support for Jessica Pegula

American football player Damar Hamlin posted a video showcasing his tennis skills and sent his support to Jessica Pegula at the US Open.

World No. 3 Pegula has had a successful US Open, winning all three of her singles matches in the main draw against Camila Giorgi (6-2, 6-2), Patricia Mara Tig (6-3, 6-1), and 26th seed Elina Svitolina (6-4, 4-6, 6-2).

In the fourth round, she will face Madison Keys in an all-American clash at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday. Pegula is the daughter of the owner of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, a team that Damar Hamlin is also part of.

The athlete posted a video to show his support for his compatriot as she seeks her first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.

“Working on my serve!! Rooting for Jessica Pegula @usopen,” he wrote

“😂 lefty??” Pegula respond.

The 29-year-old tennis player had previously shown her support for Hamlin during a challenging time in January 2023 when the Buffalo Bills player had a serious injury during an NFL match that left him on the brink of death.

As a tribute, Pegula wore the number 3, the same as Hamlin's, during her second-round match at the Australian Open (a victory against Aliaksandra Sasnovich.)

At that time, when asked about the patch with the number 3 on her skirt, Pegula explained that it was a way to support Hamlin.

“I definitely wanted to do something,” she said after the match

“We were kind of figuring out what the Bills and the Sabres were doing, just as far as what was the message. I knew they would probably do something and what message were they trying to send. It ended up being kind of the '3' was the symbol,” Pegula added.

In the fourth round of the US Open, she will face world No. 17 Keys for the second time in her career. Their first encounter took place at the 2022 San Diego Open, with Pegula emerging victorious.

If she manages to defeat her opponent, Pegula will reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the sixth time between 2022 and 2023, although she has never advanced to the final four.