Who is Jessica Pegula? Bills owners' daughter sets court alight at Australian Open 2021

Jessica Pegula is continuing her dream run at Australian Open 2021 and has booked her place in quarterfinals in Melbourne on Monday. 26-year-old defeated Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena to make it to her first-ever quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. Here's a look at who is Jessica Pegula, how is she related to Buffalo Bills owners, and her net worth. 

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Who is Jessica Pegula? Daughter of Buffalo Bills owners makes to Australian Open quarters 

Jessica Pegula has been in fine form in Australian Open and bagged her first win over a top-10 opponent, defeating Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Monday. While she excels on court, Pegula is part of one of America’s richest families. 26-year-old's far, Terry, is a billionaire businessman who me his money in fracking business before selling bulk of his oil and gas company East Resources for more than $3.88 billion according to Fox Sports. Terry Pegula in 2014 outbid rival suitors Donald Trump and Bon Jovi to purchase NFL franchise  Buffalo Bills for $1.4 billion — three years after he secured NHL franchise Buffalo Sabres for $189 million.

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Bills also expressed ir support for Jessica, retweeting her plays during game. Jessica Pegula h previously explained she understands why people first mention her family connection, given her lack of track record in tennis. 26-year-old revealed last week that earlier in her career, she wanted to make a name for herself, but later realised to embrace whole family aspect as she got older. And while Pegula likes to embrace family side of things, she still likes to keep things separate at times. Pegula has won four matches at Melbourne Park over past week, including wins against two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur. She previously h a total of just three wins at majors in her career.

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Jessica Pegula net worth 

According to reports from Forbes, Jessica Pegula's net worth is a reported $3 million. 26-year-old earned a reported $1,364,219 through her career as a tennis player. However, Jessica's parents have a net worth reported to be around $5 billion. 26-year-old has been guaranteed a $525,000 payday of her own and a shot at glory following her win on Monday, with a clash against Jennifer Bry looming in Australian Open 2021 quarters. According to Daily Telegraph, Jessica's fortune dwarfs net worth of tennis superstars Roger Federer ($450 million), Serena Williams ($300m) and Maria Sharapova ($195m). 

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