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US Open quarterfinalist Jessica Pegula feels Bills' fans everywhere around world

Buffalo Bills' fans made their presence known at the US Open in Queens, rooting Jessica Pegula onto the woemn's singles quarterfinals
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Fans wave their arms hoping that a Bills giveaway item gets thrown their way. Players signed autographs for fans and hung out with their family after the Return of the Blue Red practice at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Aug.1, 2025.
Fans wave their arms hoping that a Bills giveaway item gets thrown their way. Players signed autographs for fans and hung out with their family after the Return of the Blue Red practice at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Aug.1, 2025. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Buffalo Bills' fans are everywhere, even at major championship tennis tournaments.

Bills Mafia members could be heard loud and clear when U.S. Open quarterfinalist Jessica Pegula made her post-match remarks to the crowd on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium as she heads into the second week of the annual Grand Slam event.

"Do we have any Bills' fans in here?" said Pegula, the No. 4 seed in the women's singles tournament, to a burst of audible cheers.

Pegula, the daughter of Bills' owners Terry and Kim, had just finished off her Round of 16 opponent Ann Li in a straight-sets victory that lasted only 54 minutes. Having won all eight sets contested thus far, the Bills' heiress will face unseeded Barbora Krejcikova in a September 2 quarterfinal match, likely with the crowd behind her again.

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"There's so many Bills' fans when I come here," said Pegula. "I think it's so cool that I've been able to take football fans and bring them into the tennis world, because in Buffalo, there's not really a lot of tennis, so that's been really cool. Everyone kind of roots for me, so I feel like I'm basically part of the team, and part of Bills Mafia, even when I'm out here on the tennis court."

It's not just in New York, either. Pegula has encountered Buffalo fans during her travels around the globe.

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"I swear every city I go to whether it's Australia, here, the Middle East, Europe, wherever, I always run into Bills' fans. It's really, really cool," said Pegula.

One day after U.S. Open women's competition concludes, the Bills will open their 2025 regular season against the Baltimore Ravens on September 7 at Highmark Stadium.

"I'm hoping we have a great season. That's all I can say," said Pegula.

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Aug 31, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Jessica Pegula of the United States celebrates her victory over Ann Li of the United States in the fourth round of the women’s singles at the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium | Mike Frey-Imagn Images

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Ralph, a former college football conference administrator, brings 20+ years of media experience to Buffalo Bills ON SI. Prior to focusing on the Bills, he spent two years covering the New York Jets. Ventre initially joined the ON SI family in 2021, providing NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for NFL Draft Bible on FanNation. Ventre remains as an official voter for the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and the annual legacy awards. The Fordham University graduate is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America.

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