The $9 million made in prize money this year was not enough for Carlos Alcaraz. The four-time Grand Slam champion is in New York ahead of his exhibition match against Ben Shelton at the

A wave of emotions washed over U.S. tennis star Jessica Pegula this week when she arrived in New York City for the Garden Cup. The U.S. Open may have wrapped up nearly three months ago, but Pegula’s return to the city took her back to how she felt during the grueling three-week run to her first Grand Slam final.

When Jessica Pegula agreed to play in an exhibition tennis event at Madison Square Garden, she had no idea how her career would change before she got there.

Jessica Pegula will play fellow American Emma Navarro, who lost in the U.S. Open semifinals. Carlos Alcaraz, a four-time Grand Slam champion, plays American Ben Shelton.