Jessica Pegula shared a behind-the-scenes video of her journey to the US Open.

Jessica Pegula took the metro to the US Open grounds

Jessica Pegula took the metro to the US Open grounds (Image: Instagram @jpegula)

Jessica Pegula has explained why she prefers to take the train to the US Open instead of getting a “nice car”.

The world No. 6 shared a video of herself getting on the metro to Flushing Meadows and revealed that she often picks public transport.

Fans have loved seeing Pegula’s realistic travel journey – especially because she’d be able to travel in any luxury vehicle of her choosing.

As well as racking up millions of dollars in prize money during her career, Pegula’s father Terry is worth £5.1billion ($6.8billion) according to Forbes and owns two sports teams.

But the six-time title winner decided to make her own way to the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Centre recently, sharing her journey in an Instagram video. “Why am I taking the metro? I don’t like taking a car and I like trains,” Pegula explained.

“I always try and take the train. Actually in juniors I used to sometimes take the train to the courts.” Pegula also travels to other events by public transport.

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Jessica Pegula won her opening match at the US Open (Image: Getty)

She added: “I do like taking the trains to go to a lot of baseball games. I went to a Yankees game the other day.” The American has been driven to the US Open grounds in the past but admitted that it made her feel sick.

“My agent makes fun of me for not wanting to take a nice car,” Pegula continued. “We actually went to Flushing [by car] one time, it took like an hour and a half in the car and I wanted to like throw up. I was ready to like jump out of the car and walk to the site. On the way back we took the subway.”

Fans have flocked to the comments to praise Pegula for her authenticity. “Jpeg the people’s people,” one wrote. Another added: “I love this – this is why people love Jess! Go get ‘em! Thanks for the behind the scenes!”

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Shelby Rogers retired with her loss to Jessica Pegula (Image: Getty)

Pegula’s video also caught the attention of some of her colleagues. Retired British tennis star Laura Robson commented: “People’s princess.” And Victoria Azarenka wrote: “You are just the best.”

The sixth seed got off to a winning start at the US Open, beating Shelby Rogers 6-4 6-3 in the first round. It was the final match of Rogers’ career as the American announced her retirement ahead of the tournament.