{"id":263970,"date":"2023-01-16T02:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T03:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=263970"},"modified":"2023-01-16T21:00:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T21:00:41","slug":"billionaire-heiress-touching-tribute-after-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=263970","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire heiress' touching tribute after win"},"content":{"rendered":"

American world No.3 Jessica Pegula has been a popular pick to take out this year's Australian Open<\/a> women's title, and has shown why in the opening round, sweeping away Jacqueline Cristian 6-0, 6-1\ufeff.<\/p>\n

Taking just 59 minutes, Pegula dismantled her Romanian opponent to breeze through to the second round.<\/p>\n

Pegula enjoyed a very strong showing at the United Cup<\/a> with Team USA – even shocking world No.1 Iga Swiatek in their semi-final tie.<\/p>\n

FOLLOW LIVE:<\/strong> Australian Open 2023 day one\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Crazed': Doco uncovers McEnroe's shame<\/strong><\/a>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pegula's billionaire father, Terry, owns the Buffalo Bills, and she posted a message to injured player Damar Hamlin after her win.<\/p>\n

Signing the camera after the match, Pegula wrote: "Go Bills #3".<\/p>\n

Hamlin, the Bills' safety, occupies No.3 at the team.<\/p>\n

Watch the Australian Open live and free on the Nine Network: Channel 9, 9Gem and<\/strong><\/em> 9NOW<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The 24-year-old was released from hospital last week<\/a> after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during an American football game at Cincinnati on January 2.<\/p>\n

Hamlin collapsed after being struck in the chest by Bengals receiver Tee Higgins.<\/p>\n

With the Bills defeating the Miami Dolphins \ufeffin the NFL playoffs on Monday, Pegula was asked if she caught any of the game.<\/p>\n

\"Jessica<\/p>\n

"I woke up around 7am and got to basically watch most of the the second half," she told the media post-match.<\/p>\n

"The game finished before I started my warmup so I was out there watching.<\/p>\n

"There weren't many people out here yet, but I was here watching.<\/p>\n

"It wouldn't really have affected me [if they had lost], I don't think, but I would have been annoyed that they lost.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

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