McCartney Kessler, Zhang Shuai, Yue Yuan, and Anna Blinkova had to travel far and wide before Jessica Pegula arrived to take them to their next event in Indian Wells after competing in the ATX Open finals on Sunday.
American Pegula, who defeated compatriot Kessler 7-5 6-2 in the singles final in Austin, gave the four players access to her private jet so they could fly straight from Texas to California.
The world number four even waited until the doubles final, where Yue and Blinkova defeated Kessler and Shuai 3-6, 6-1, 10-4, to ensure everyone made the 1, 263-mile journey.
Without much time to prepare for Indian Wells, which begins on Wednesday, the players would have had to fly to Los Angeles or make airport transfers to Dallas and Houston.
She could have left after her singles final, but she is such a generous and selfless person, Zhang said on Instagram.
I just wanted to express and share the love, not to say that I took the jet.
Zhang’s story was shared on Instagram by Russian Blinkova and Chinese Yue, and Pegula, 31, whose billionaire parents own the NHL Buffalo Sabres and the NFL Buffalo Bills.
In the opening round of Indian Wells, Blinkova and Yue will face Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, while Yue and Blinkova will face Kessler.
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Source: BBC
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