Stearns Suffered Bout of E. Coli, Hopes to Be 100 P.c by Indian Wells

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday February 25, 2025

Peyton Stearns has been combating a abdomen difficulty for a number of weeks. Remarkably she managed wins over Dayana Yastremska, Ons Jabeur and Zheng Qinwen throughout her journey to Doha and Dubai.

Now the Forty third-ranked American is aware of the explanations for her struggles: E. Coli.

“These previous three weeks have been a tough experience….fixed abdomen ache, exhaustion, journeys to the lavatory and never realizing what’s occurring,” 23-year-old Stearns wrote on social media. “After a number of checks, I lastly discovered E. coli was the offender. It’s been irritating not realizing what was fallacious, however now that I do, I can deal with getting higher.

These previous three weeks have been a tough experience….fixed abdomen ache, exhaustion, journeys to the lavatory and never realizing what’s occurring. After a number of checks, I lastly discovered E. coli was the offender. It’s been irritating not realizing what was fallacious, however now that I do, I can… pic.twitter.com/cwawedcPwL

— Peyton Stearns (@peyton_stearns) February 26, 2025

Stearns, who has already performed 14 matches on the season (7-7) says she hopes to again at full energy at Indian Wells.