Jessica Pegula

My parents have helped me achieve this dream I am living.

I just can't believe the 'era of Serena' on the tennis court is over. I mean, it's just hard to picture tennis without her.

I think I can be consistent and still win a title.

Consistency is nice.

I definitely think I have just kind of been a little bit under the radar, but I don't mind that. I think that fits me and my personality as well.

I'm just tough.

The beauty about tennis is there's no time limit.

I'm always going to try to win every single match, no matter what round it is.

Whether it's just helping us get to equal pay or helping more kids get racquets in their hands, I think any of those things would be amazing, and I want to give back to the sport as much as I can.

I love tennis, and I think it's created so many opportunities.

I think being Asian or Asian American, there are always barriers to break, especially in sport.

I think getting back on the court as quickly as possibly is the best thing to do, sometimes you can get down and stuck in a negative attitude - at least for me.

Winning a doubles title or reaching a doubles final does soften the blow of an early singles exit a little bit.

Doubles is something fun and something I can win at and still be good at. But I wouldn't say I prioritise doubles.

Not a lot bothers me.

I don't get super stressed out.

I do love sports so much and I would love to stay in that sector.

It's cool to see, like, when I get messages or I see fans and they're not really tennis fans but they become tennis fans as they're huge Bills fans or Sabres fans or whatever it is, or they somehow have a connection back to Buffalo where I'm from.

I'm pretty chill, pretty laid-back.

My goal, basically, is to be consistent.