After triumphing over fellow American McCartney Kessler in the final of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, Jessica Pegula showed her generosity and willingness to step in for her colleagues. Instead of leaving for Indian Wells right after her singles victory on Sunday, Pegula chose to wait an extra day and offered her fellow players a ride on her private jet.
With commercial flights to Indian Wells proving difficult to arrange, Pegula waited until Monday’s doubles final had concluded so that she could take Zhang Shuai, McCartney Kessler, Anna Blinkova, and Yuan Yue with her.