She was born in Barcelona, in Madrid she sweeps over the competition. The Swiss Jil Teichmann (24) feels very comfortable in Spain, there is no longer any doubt regarding that at the latest with the semi-finals at the WTA 1000 tournament over Anhelina Kalinina (25, Ukr). “The conditions here suit me very well,” says the number 35 in the world, who trains a lot in her native country. “It’s the mix of Spanish sand, which I often train on, and a bit of the altitude that I’m used to in Switzerland. It just suits me.”
Only one thing can prevent the woman from Biel from reaching the second 1000 final of her career: Jessica Pegula (28, WTA 14). The American is waiting in the semifinals on Thursday evening (around 9:20 p.m., SRF 2 live).
Jessica Pegula’s parents’ billions
For the billionaire’s daughter, it’s regarding the first final at this level. And besides that, it’s still a bit regarding proving that, despite her wealth, all the privileges of private coaches and the best training conditions, she has the necessary bite to win a big title.
You have to imagine that: The 3.5 million US dollars in prize money that Jessica Pegula has brought in in her career is peanuts compared to her family’s fortune. Father Terry, who made his money from natural gas and real estate deals, is worth around $7.76 billion, according to Bloomberg. He and Mama Kim each own a professional national football team, the Buffalo Bills (bought in 2014 for $1.4 billion, outperforming future US President Donald Trump) and the Buffalo Sabers (bought in 2011 for $189 million). and in the National Hockey League.
Pegula will in die Top 10
Daughter Jessica regularly cheers for the two chronically unsuccessful teams, thanks to her victory at the 2019 500 tournament in Washington, she has a title ahead of the Bills and the Sabers. Now the next highlight and the leap into the top 10 should follow.
But Teichmann will have something to object to. After all, she too has a run, things are also going up for her at the moment. She was a finalist at this level in Cincinnati last summer. “But I’ve learned that there’s not a party every week on tour,” she says. At the moment, however, it looks like celebrations once more. She will crack at least the top 30 next Monday. If he were to win the tournament, Teichmann would even be among the top 20 in the world. (e.g.)
