Billionaire Daughters Pegula, Navarro Reach American Open Semifinals  

By Vasantha

Following Jessica Pegula's stunning quarterfinal win at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, another billionaire daughter joined her in the semifinals.  

To reach her first Grand Slam semifinal, sixth-ranked Pegula defeated event top-seed and World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in straight sets (6-2, 6-4).  

Tennis star 30-year-old is daughter of Buffalo Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula.  

The 13th seeded Emma Navarro upset Spain's Paula Badosa 6-2, 7-5 in her quarterfinal on Tuesday following a dramatic second-set comeback from 1-5 down.  

Navarro, 23, defeated third-ranked Coco Gauff in three sets on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.  

Her father is former Citigroup vice president Ben Navarro.  

Pegula will play Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova, a 2023 French Open finalist, in her quarterfinal on Thursday.  

In her maiden Grand Slam semifinal on Thursday, Navarro will face Belarus' World No. 2 and Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka.