"Won't buy this trash article": Pegula responds to article criticising Quarter-Final loss at Wimbledon in relation to wealth and status

Jessica Pegula was attacked by the media after she lost out to Marketa Vondrousova in the Quarter-Finals of Wimbledon but for an ongoing problem with the reporting of the American as opposed to her display.

Pegula has constantly been dubbed the World's Richest Tennis Player due to being the daughter of billionaires who own the Buffalo Bills NFL franchise for instance.

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But while this is the case, she has earned her own way and has got to the top without relying on that.

The headline read Pegula needs dynamic that family billions can't buy. As was reported on Friday, this was heavily criticised and she has since responded.

A tongue-in-cheek comment she said that it is one thing she won't buy with her so called billions.

"I’ll tell you what I won’t buy is this 🗑️ article 🤣," said Pegula.

This has been a theme with reporting of Pegula throughout the tournament with some journalists showing on Twitter the disparity between reporting in her local press and sensationalist headlines relating to her wealth.

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I’ll tell you what I won’t buy is this 🗑️ article 🤣

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wtf💀

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