American tennis player Jessica Pegula found herself at odds with a British newspaper this week following her loss in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
Pegula, who is also the daughter of Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula, was the focus of an article in The Times after her three-set defeat at the hands of unranked Markéta Vondroušová on Tuesday. The story was titled “Six quarter-finals, six defeats: Jessica Pegula needs dynamic that family billions can’t buy,” and seemingly called into question the 29-year-old’s drive to compete for major titles because of her status as the child of NFL owners.
“She is surrounded by luxury, but no grand-slam trophies,” the story reads in part. “Which begs the question of what drives her. Is it possible to be hungry for victory if defeat is not overly meaningful in terms of wealth?”
