The American player, Jessica Pegula, has shown the world what her resilience can do. She has become the player with the most WTA-1000 wins over the last two seasons by winning 37 times in the WTA-1000 events. World No 5 expressed her utter shock and delight through Twitter.
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Moreover, she sent a motivating message to her fans all over the world. Pegula is the prime example of rising from the bottom and reaching the top with sheer passion and love for the sport.
Jessica Pegula expresses her delight over her new record
The American tennis sensation has struggled a lot with her career initially. Even after getting her grit back, the player remained unseeded for a long time. However, she did not let this take her morale down and she went through all of that with a fiery passion for the sport.
Subsequently, this has made her the player to have 37 wins at the WTA-1000 events. The player herself could not contain her shock. She took to her Twitter to share a message with her fans. She stated, “If you told me 5 years ago when I couldn’t string 2 matches together that I would have this stat… you can always improve, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.” Pegula sent a motivating message to her fans to not give up and cancel out the noise that brings one down or waives one from their goal.
The World No 5 clinched her 37th win by defeating Sloane Stephens at the Guadalajara Open. Now, she will face Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals of the tournament.
If you told me 5 years ago when I couldn’t string 2 matches together that I would have this stat… 🤯 you can always improve, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise https://t.co/W6gfFWGmNC
— Jessie Pegula (@JLPegula) October 22, 2022
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Pegula comes from one of the wealthiest social backgrounds. However, she never took this for granted and focused on her games. She learned the values of hard work and perseverance from her parents and imbibed all that into her sport.
How has Pegula performed in 2022?
The player has kept her grind going in this season and being the World No 5 will compete at the WTA Finals in Texas.
Her performance in 2022 has been great as the player reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open as well as the French Open. Apart from that, she made it to the quarter-finals of the US Open, losing to the eventual champion, Iga Swiatek. Moreover, she also reached the finals of the Madrid Open.
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However, she is yet to clinch a title this year. But that has not hampered her strife to be the best and rise to the top. Her climb has been gradual and arduous but her undying resilience is something that the tennis world is extremely proud of.