tennis star Jessica Pegula has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open after dismantling Petra Kvitova in straight sets.The American beat two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final for the third time this year.
It came despite the match being held up for around 45 minutes at 1-1 in the first set.Pegula, 28, will face the winner of Iga Swiatek and Jule Niemeier's match on Wednesday as she looks to progress to the semi-finals for the first time on home turf.
And the world no.8 proclaimed after her victory that she had fully ‘earned her stripes’ as a tennis star despite her immensely wealthy background.READ NEXT: Richest tennis player only made one Grand Slam quarter-final but is worth over £1bnShe told BBC Sport: "I have never wanted people to think I was given things.
I think I have definitely earned my stripes in the tennis world. There are people on the outside who maybe don't understand, who make assumptions."Pegula could win her first Grand Slam title this month but the £2.2million prize on offer is but a speck compared to her enormous net worth.
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