Jessica Pegula wants to be known by fans for her talent instead of her great family background
Jessica Pegula is the daughter of Terrence Pegula, billionaire with a fortune of 6.8 billion USD, tycoon of the US gas industry. In the past year, this tycoon’s assets increased by nearly half a billion USD thanks to profitable business, and that number is probably enough to pay the salaries of the entire tennis industry.
Because her family background is so great, Jessica Pegula’s tennis talent becomes small when placed next to her family’s enormous assets. She told Forbes magazine: “I think professional athletes know that you won’t achieve anything unless you work hard, have talent and are really motivated to achieve it.” “.
The 2023 women’s world No. 5 player affirmed: “The title races are really difficult. People talk about my pedigree, but I think we all know it won’t happen unless You are really a hard-working and determined person. I don’t care much about the gossip. I think most people understand that.”
But Pegula admits that there are quite a few people who focus on her background and try to bring her down: “Maybe some people don’t like me for whatever reason and they will always say that. But I really can’t change their minds. I worked very hard. I definitely wouldn’t have achieved results without my passion and tireless efforts for tennis.”
Jessica Pegula has a terrible background
Indeed! If you look at Jessica Pegula’s tennis career, you will see a miracle. In 2013, while approaching the WTA Top 100 at the age of 19, a serious knee injury forced Peluga to miss a year and a half. It didn’t stop there, in 2017, hip surgery took away 2 years of Jessica’s career.
To be able to continue with professional tennis instead of quitting and joining the family business, Jessica Pegula had to go through a lot of internal struggles, as this tennis player herself admitted. At that time, only Jessica’s love for tennis kept her there and reaped the results she has today.
