​Jessica Pegula recently admitted that last year she was close to saying goodbye to the game of tennis, because a family problem was behind her intention.

Jessica Pegula, the richest player in the WTA, was close to the end of tennis

Currently ranked No. 4 in the WTA rankings (her highest was No. 3), the American has been considering a surprising retirement from tennis, which was attributed to her mother’s health.

According to Reuters, Kim Pegula (53 years old, co-owner and president of the American football team Buffalo Bills and hockey team Buffalo Sabers) suffered a cardiac arrest last summer (June).

Luckily, she escaped unharmed and was resuscitated before her other daughter Kelly’s ambulance arrived.

Jessica said she learned about her mother’s experience when she was returning from Roland Garros.

“Suddenly I went from ‘Let’s celebrate being in the top 10 in the world’ to ‘Am I going to have to think about my career after tennis a lot sooner than I thought?’

I’m 28 years old and I pride myself on being able to face any situation I’m faced with, but this was too much,” she said. Jessica Pegula in an essay from The Players’ Tribune, according to Agerpres.

Jessica decided to speak out about the issue after American football player Damar Hamlin (Buffalo Bills) suffered a heart attack on the field in January in an NFL game.

“I still wanted to play at Wimbledon if I knew my mum was OK. My father didn’t want me to play anymore, but I knew my mother would be upset if I quit because of her.

I had to face many assumptions and questions about her health, even denying rumors that she had died.

I remember that it was not the most pleasant experience at Wimbledon. I had some good wins and I was proud that I was able to play given the situation,” she concluded. Jessica Pegula.

This year, Pegula won 8 matches and lost two (in singles).

During her career, Jessica had 344 wins and 216 losses and collected $7,685,806 in tennis prize money alone.

The American won two singles tournaments: 2022 – Guadalajara [WTA 1000]and in 2019 – Washington (at that time WTA International).

Who is Jessica Pegula?

Jessica Pegula is 28 years old and is currently ranked fourth in the WTA rankings.

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.

Businesses: 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).