Jessica Pegula reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-2 win over 2021 Roland Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova of the United States.

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Jessica Pegula in the quarters at the Australian Open

Jessica, daughter of billionaire Terrence Pegula, took one hour and 41 minutes to outrun Barbora.

What Jessica Pegula achieved in the match with Barbora Krejcikova

Aces: 0

Double errors: 0

Points won on first serve: 63%

Points won on second serve: 68%

Winning shots: 20

Unforced errors: 20

Break Points Won: 28% (5/18)

Points won online: 67% (10/15)

Total points scored: 81 (compared to the opponent’s 63)

Pegula is the main favorite to win the Australian Open after Iga Sviatek (1st seed) and Ons Jabert (2nd seed) were knocked out of the major in Melbourne.

Who is Jessica Pegula?

Jessica Pegula is 28 years old and is currently ranked #3 in the WTA rankings (the highest ranking in the world at the moment).

She is his daughter Terry Pegula (71 years old). He is an American businessman whose fortune is estimated at more than 6.7 billion dollars, according to Forbes.

Industries: natural gas, real estate, entertainment and sports (Terry Pegula owns the Buffalo Sabers of the North American Hockey Championship and the Buffalo Bills of the American Football Championship with his wife, Kim).

Jessica has collected $7,219,461 from tennis so far.

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