Jessica Pegula

“There's nothing like earning your way into a Grand Slam.”

“When I was younger, it was more like I wanted to make a name for myself and then I realised as I got older, I should embrace the whole family aspect of it instead.”

“I like to keep in my routine.”

“I'm very grateful for being able to play at such a high level. I would hope some of that experience would take me into the next phase of my career, but we'll see.”

“I don't really compare myself to the other American girls. But yeah, it's good to see them doing well, because it definitely gives you confidence that we're on the same team and we're all playing for the U.S.”

“It takes a lot to get me going emotionally, excited or upset. Maybe that's good for the U.S. Open, because I'm able to stay well-balanced.”

“I'm not sliding in and out of corners like Iga.”

“I feel like I've been able to play well under a lot of personal stress.”

“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 got to have this amazing career, proved a lot to myself and to a lot of other people.”

“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 hit flatter, I don't hit as heavy as Aryna, but I hit hard!”

“Growing up, standards were always high to work hard and do well.”

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

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

“My nerves usually come out in practice where I'm not hitting well and I'm freaking out.”

“I was not touted to be a superstar.”

“I've kind of been able to take my personality, which even though I'm a perfectionist, I'm still pretty laid back - kind of use that during the matches.”

“I think, no matter who I'm playing, I don't want to take that for granted.”

“I've always thought I had the game. But there's a difference between thinking it and then actually doing it and executing it on a bigger stage.”