New Delhi: Carrying on in a professional is one thing and pursuing it with utmost passion and the thirst to get to the pinnacle is another thing. It’s not easy to keep aside all the affluence and comforts you have back home and move on a path with an aim to create a niche and chase your dreams. American tennis player Jessica Pegula, who happens to be a billionaire’s daughter, is doing something similar.
It was no less than a historic moment for the 30-year-old tennis player after she stunned world number one Iga Swiatek in the ongoing US Open quarterfinal to make her way into the first Grand Slam semifinal for her. For Jessica, there is no bigger dream than posing with her maiden Grand Slam trophy. While she happens to be one of the very few billionaire’s daughter in the last four of the US Open, Jessica is totally not bothered by what she possesses.
Jessica rubbishes rumours of owing a private jet
In a recent interview after he remarkable achievement, Jessica Pegula has said that she is annoyed by the fact that people think she lives life ‘queen size’. The American tennis player admitted that she doesn’t even have a butler and doesn’t get chauffeured around. Jessica further says that neither she owns a private jet in which she can fly daily not a private limo.
Jessica’s massive family wealth
The tennis star, who shocked the world after her superlative US Open quarterfinal win, has said that she is definitely not like that and it’s totally a misconception. She likes to focus on the game of tennis and that’s what her ultimate goal is. Misconceptions about her lifestyle come from her family’s wealth which according to Forbes magazine is worth $7.7bn. Not only this, her family wealth is almost equal to the wealth of entire Maldives country.
If multiple media reports are to be believed, the families of Jessica and tennis player Emma Navarro’s, another billionaire’s daughter, have a collective wealth which is considered to be greater than that of South Asian country Maldives. Navarro’s father owns a credit card empire and, according to Forbes, is worth $1.5bn.
While both the American tennis stars have climbed up the ladder in the world of the sport but there’s some time before they actually be at the top. While Navarro faces Aryna Sabalenka in a tough semifinal match, Pegula will be up against Karolina Muchova in the semis showdown and time will only tell who’s able to climb the top of the mountain.
Despite being the daughter of a billionaire, Jessica Pegula follows her passion for tennis with grit and has set her sight on maiden Grand Slam title. Tennis Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
