BREAKING NEWS Billionaire American tennis heiress and daughter of NFL owner Jessica Pegula suffers Wimbledon humiliation
Pegula, who was also sent packing at the French Open by world No 361 Lois Boisson last month, was beaten 6-2, 6-3 by the unseeded 24-year-old.
The daughter of billionaire NFL owner Terry Pegula is enduring a disappointing 2025 so far after making it to her first Grand Slam final at the US Open last year, having also slipped out of the Australian Open in the third round.
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