Tennis News: After her mother, Kim had a heart arrest in June of last year, Jessica Pegula contemplated quitting tennis early.
Before paramedics arrived and revived Kim, the co-owner and president of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, she required CPR from her other daughter Kelly.
Pegula learned of the development after arriving in Florida from the French Open, where she finished in the top 10 despite losing to eventual champion Iga Swiatek.
Following the heart arrest that Bills safety Damar Hamlin experienced last month during an NFL game, the world No. 4 stated that she wanted to tell her mother’s tale.
She announced it in an essay titled “I Want to Talk to You About My Mom” that she had written for The Players’ Tribune.”
I abruptly changed my mind from saying, “Let’s celebrate being in the top 10 of the world, to ‘Do I need to start thinking about my career beyond tennis a lot sooner than I thought?'” Pegula composed.
“I take myself in my ability to manage any scenario that comes my way, but this was a lot for a 28-year-old.”
After playing in Wimbledon and the US Open the previous year, Pegula rose to a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world.
“If I knew my mom was okay, I would still have wanted to play Wimbledon,” Pegula stated. “My dad didn’t want me to play, but I knew she’d be mad if I didn’t if it was because of her.”
Pegula, who fell victim to Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open quarterfinals this year, continued, “I had to deal with a lot of conjecture and inquiries concerning her health, including putting an end to rumours that she had passed away.”
“My time at Wimbledon wasn’t necessarily the most enjoyable I’ve ever had. In spite of the circumstances, I managed to compete and had a couple solid victories.”
On June 7, Kim’s birthday, Jessica’s mother suffered a cardiac arrest while she was sleeping. Kelly, Jessica’s sister, is credited for saving their mother’s life.
In her post, Jessica stated that her father “woke up to her going into cardiac arrest and she was unresponsive for quite a long. My sister performed CPR on her while waiting for the ambulance. She escaped death.”
Kim Pegula’s life will be different when she returns, Jessica wrote.
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