the three things we thought about in the wta when we formed that three yea rs later the wta when we formed was the same mantra, and that was any girl if she is good enoughin that was any girl if she is good enough in this world would have a place to compete, that the women tennis player would the appreciated for publishers and notjust her looks, and number three, which for oui’ looks, and number three, which for our generation, who only made $14 and they usually in expense money, was to make a living. it must have been very difficult in the early days of the wta, and kind of taking that chance. our goal was for global, for the rest of the world. we had to get started. huge, we were going to lose out, we didn't know if we could play wimbledon again or the us open orany we could play wimbledon again or the us open or any tournament. we may be blackballed, we may never get to play again, but we felt... it was so important to do this for not only oui’ important to do this for not only our generation but for the jenga, you know, the future generations, we had to do this not only the ourselves b

it must have been very difficult in the early days of the wta, and kind of taking that chance.he world. we had to get started. huge risk, though, wasn't it? 0h, huge, we were going to lose out on everything. we never knew if we would be able to play wimbledon again or the us open, or any tournament. we might be blackballed. we might never get to play again. but we felt, um, it was so important to do this for not only our generation but for the junior... you know, the future generations. we had to do this not only for ourselves, but for the future generations. she's obviously someone who stood up for what she believed in, and i imagine at the time, she would have taken a lot of stick, um, you know, and gone through a lot. but ultimately, she's changed, you know, our sport for the better by doing that. i hope that the generations that have come after us really understand the risk that they took. the path has been paved by those original nine. it's pretty easy now to make a good living, and it wasn't that way always. modern women's pro tennis would not have occurred had one of tho

big—name players taking part in this week's dubai championships, one of the "premier five" events on the wtawill be caroline woziacki. she was forced to pull out with a viral infection on the eve of her first round match. it's the same illness that forced wozniacki to to miss last week's qatar open in doha. these two weeks are the two weeks i usually play well in. two hard—core tournaments affected my game well, so tournaments affected my game well, so it sucks, you know? i was hoping that maybe taking a little bit of time to myself to try to recover, i was hoping i would be ready to play today. but i just was hoping i would be ready to play today. but ijust wasn't. among those in action on monday was elise mertens, but two days after winning the qatar open, the belgian fell at the first hurdle in dubai. she was beaten in three sets by the chinese qualifier zhu lin in a match that featured 17 breaks of serve. zhu plays the ukraine's lesia tsurenko in round two. boxing now, and the proposed heavyweight rematch between the the reigning wbc champion deontay wilder and the former champion tyson

britain's katie boulter has won herfirst round match at the wta event in mexico.sets in acapulco. joanna konta play5 tonight. last year saw dina asher—smith enjoy the most successful year of her career. she won the european 100 and 200 metre titles with british records to boot and also won gold in the 4x100 metre relay in berlin, adding to a gold and bronze from the commonwealth games earlier in the year. she's been talking to us about her plans for the year ahead as she looks to build on the success from the european championsip5. the season is going to be great this year, the world competition in september and october and also one of the pit stops i5 september and october and also one of the pit stops is the anniversary games on the 20th and 21st ofjuly in the london stadium i'm super excited because i love to compete in front of a home crowd and they're a lwa y5 front of a home crowd and they're always so warm and knowledgeable. they treat every single athletes are well. dina asher-smith, surely she can chase them down! dina asher—smith coming away by distance.

britain's katie boulter has won herfirst round match at the wta event in mexico.mber two to progress to the second round. johanna konta is in action a little bit later today. meanwhile — roger federer needed three sets to beat fellow veteran philipp kohlschreiber at the dubai tennis championships. he took the deciding set 6—1. federer is going for a 100th atp singles title. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. record numbers of people are donating organs after their death, but there are still 6,000 people on the transplant waiting list. later today, a bill to change the law in england will clear its final stages in parliament — it would mean that adults will be presumed to have given consent for their organs to be donated, unless they choose to opt out. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has more. when nights are cold and stars are few, i close my eyes and think of you. nine—year—old keira ball is buried on the family farm in north devon. she died in 2017 after a car accident in which her mum and brother were also seriously in

i wanted to make a comment after world war ii they brought in a program called the wta and they improvedhe infrastructure all over america as far as what i could ascertain. they don't teach you about that in schools and stuff anymore. being a driver that has driven a lot of miles over roads of various states and places, it always seems the more affluent areas or counties seem to have good roads with very few potholes. it is like it is a money priority. if the county has the money, they have the good roads. goesey don't, the priority away. what are your thoughts on that. ? host: let me ask you about sierra vista. if that is the case, when it comes to road conditions, how would you describe them and how does it relate to how the -- they take care of roads there? caller: that is a good point. i forgot to mention that. they could take a lesson from arizona because arizona's roads are not in that bad of a shape. whatoney dictates who gets and what kind of commerce is going over those roads. if it is bringing money in, then they want to keep the roads running good. if it is an area that is goi

britain's katie boulter has won her first round match at the wta event in mexico.eran philipp kohlschreiber at the dubai tennis championships. he took the deciding set 6—1. federer is going for a 100th atp singles title. everyone loves a dog video don'tt they? everyone loves a dog video don't they? well here's one chasing a frisbee that wowed the crowds in america this was during a half—time show during an american football league game in orlando florida. the gold coloured dog called eurie took off like a rocket and managed to run 83 yards before perfectly catching a frisbee. that is a really impressive pro— and thatis that is a really impressive pro— and that is a really well—behaved dog. he must speak conscious of it flying over its head. plucks it out of the air. can we show it again, there is air. can we show it again, there is a little moment at the end, he goes for the sprint, he has a little pause, where is it? hejudges it perfectly. what kind of dog isn't? i didn't say it but in my script it says golden coloured. record numbers of people are donating organs

britain's katie boulter has won herfirst round match at the wta event in mexico.ipp kohlschreiber at the dubai tennis championships. he took the deciding set 6—1. federer is going for a 100th atp singles title. will he manage at this time? back to you. more from the in the next hour. the prime minister has promised mps a vote on delaying the uk's departure from the eu or ruling out a no—deal brexit, if they reject her deal next month. theresa may made a statement to the commons this lunchtime, amid the threat of a revolt by remain—supporting ministers. with me is katy balls, deputy political editor at the spectator. also i'm joined by tom newton dunn, the political editor of the sun. thank you both forjoining us. there is talk, i think, in the last few moments that this means the yvette cooper amendment will be pulled tomorrow, is that true? there's an expectation there that that amendment looks unlikely to be tabled, but nick bowles, who has been instrumental in the formation of the amendment, said they will wait to hear from this debate tomorrow and look for ass