Jessica Pegula Is A Rising Star.

After showing early tennis promise as a preteen, Pegulas parents traded the Northeast for Hilton Head, South Carolina, where she developed her game just a car ride away from Charleston, the tournament where she has a long history.

Maybe its the good vibes of being back in her home away from home, or maybe its the feeling of finally being healthy again after long snake-bitten years of injuries and surgeries, but theres something different about Pegula in 2019.

At a career-high ranking of World No.81, Jessica Pegula sat down for an exclusive interview with wtatennis.com to reflect on the way shes come back even stronger after hip surgery, the sports biographies that got her through tough downtimes, and the lessons shes learned from her family with an undeniable sports business pedigree.