WEBVTT - The Sit-Down with Judy Dalton

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, and welcome to the AO Show. We're back

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<v Speaker 1>with another edition this week of the Sitdown, brought to

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<v Speaker 1>you by me matrolopeofozopen dot Com and Australian Tennis magazine

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<v Speaker 1>editor Viv Christy. How are you, Viv?

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Matt, I'm great, Thank you and it's great to

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<v Speaker 2>be back here with you for the sit Down and

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<v Speaker 2>we have a really special episode this week. You had

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<v Speaker 2>a wonderful chat with a real legend of Australian tennis

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<v Speaker 2>in Judy Dolton.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was great to chat to her in line

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<v Speaker 1>with the fact that the Charleston Tournament has just finished,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the longest running women's only professional tournament in

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<v Speaker 1>the world and one of the original WTA events back

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<v Speaker 1>from the seventies, and as Judy is a member of

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<v Speaker 1>the Original Nine, it kind of felt great to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to her about that tournament and that story more generally,

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<v Speaker 1>and at the end of the interview it was really lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>She signed off by asking how's Viv going, which is really.

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<v Speaker 3>Soet I love Jude.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't lie, you know, I've known her for many

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<v Speaker 2>years and yeah, I'm just so pleased that the achievements

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<v Speaker 2>of the Original Nine and Judy and her contribution are

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<v Speaker 2>being recognized. So let's hear what she has to say.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, what do you what do you make of the

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<v Speaker 1>toy given it is such an historic event on the

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<v Speaker 1>women's tour, it's quite an important one. Yes, that's where

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<v Speaker 1>they chose it, obviously as the site for your reunion.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it like going there and what was the

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<v Speaker 1>what was the mood of the reunion? What kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>things were celebrated.

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<v Speaker 4>It was very emotional because we hadn't seen each other

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<v Speaker 4>for a long long time. But like I'd seen Bellie

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<v Speaker 4>because you know, i'd seen it wimbled, don't want have you?

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<v Speaker 4>But I hadn't seen Nancy or Christie or Vale or Peachy.

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<v Speaker 4>I hadn't seen any of for ages and ages. And

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<v Speaker 4>it was and Charleston was really lovely because they at

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<v Speaker 4>the tournament, they reserved a room for us, which was

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<v Speaker 4>really nice, so that we so there was only us

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<v Speaker 4>in the room, okay, And I can remember that when

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<v Speaker 4>I went in the room and we met one another,

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<v Speaker 4>everybody burst into tears.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh wow. Obviously Charleston slash Hilt in the head. It's

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<v Speaker 1>in the South of America, in South Carolina and I've

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<v Speaker 1>found that there's in the early days of women's professional tennis,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it was that invitational at Houston, the first tournament

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<v Speaker 1>you guys played for the one dollar contracts, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously Billy Jean's Battle of the Sexes that was also

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<v Speaker 1>in Houston. You've got this long running tournament in South Carolina.

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<v Speaker 1>The South is known as quite a conservative place in America,

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<v Speaker 1>but you've got this progressive women's tennis movement that was

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<v Speaker 1>in line with like, you know, women's liberation and Title

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<v Speaker 1>nine and all of them. That has always been to me, like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this progressive women's tennis movement often unfolding in a place

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<v Speaker 1>that's culturally maybe not that way.

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<v Speaker 4>It's interestingly saying that because you know, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of wealth down there, and a lot of wealthy people,

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<v Speaker 4>and yet they were very You would have thought that

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<v Speaker 4>they wouldn't be for women's ten tournaments, you know, for

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<v Speaker 4>women's tennis, and yet they were. They supported us really well,

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<v Speaker 4>and there were a lot not a lot of men,

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<v Speaker 4>but there was a high percentage of men came as well,

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<v Speaker 4>which the women brought their husbands along. You know, maybe

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<v Speaker 4>they were quite well. I would have thought that they

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<v Speaker 4>would be reasonably well educated.

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<v Speaker 3>Therefore they might have thought that it's good to support

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<v Speaker 3>the women.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I don't know, because I think they might

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<v Speaker 4>have thought the same way as what glad As Hellman thought,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, who had money. I mean, she was exceptional,

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<v Speaker 4>but do you know what I mean? A lot of

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<v Speaker 4>her friends were all into tennis, really into tennis and

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<v Speaker 4>for the women's tennis.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you all get together, you said that the

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<v Speaker 1>Charleston one was very emotional, you will cry. Is that

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<v Speaker 1>does that happen every time? Or have the kind of dynamic? No?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, no, because now we've seen each other sooner, if

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<v Speaker 4>you know what I mean, You know, there hasn't been

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<v Speaker 4>such a such a big gap, but when we went

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<v Speaker 4>to Charleston there was a huge gap.

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<v Speaker 3>So well, it could well have been like fifteen years.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think also when we said goodbye, it was

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<v Speaker 4>most because we thought, well, we might never see each

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<v Speaker 4>other again. And I don't know how we are still

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<v Speaker 4>it's still around, Yes, So you know, it's pretty amazing

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<v Speaker 4>when you think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I think I think so too. So what kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of things do you talk about now? Do you talk

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about tennis or is it life, like when

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<v Speaker 1>you all get together, what's the dynamic?

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<v Speaker 4>Like, I know, we did well, we talk about the tennis,

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<v Speaker 4>watching it, but not particularly but we talked about what

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<v Speaker 4>everybody was doing and did or how they were getting on.

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<v Speaker 3>And and things like that, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, yes we talked about tennis, but it wasn't

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<v Speaker 4>the principle thing of it. And you'd say do you

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<v Speaker 4>remember this or do you remember that you know, and

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<v Speaker 4>somebody'd say, nah, I don't remember that happened at that tournament.

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<v Speaker 3>But we sort of kind of reminisced.

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<v Speaker 1>More just generally, like are you keeping up with tennis

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<v Speaker 1>these days? A lot? Watching a lot?

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<v Speaker 4>And well I tried to, Like I tried to, and

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I always watch. I mean I always look

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<v Speaker 4>at it, look at the results and all that sort

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<v Speaker 4>of thing. And if I don't know somebody, I would

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<v Speaker 4>ask about somebody. And like the Australian, you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>went most days, so you sort of touch up with

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of people and so, you know, so I'd

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<v Speaker 4>just like to keep it an eye and just see

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<v Speaker 4>how things are going.

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<v Speaker 3>But that doesn't necessarily say that I know what's happened

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<v Speaker 3>to me.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think about the state of the women's

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<v Speaker 1>game now.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think you should ever compare decades with decades,

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<v Speaker 4>if you know what I mean, Because I think because

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<v Speaker 4>everything has changed so much, like Matt, if we'd been

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<v Speaker 4>doing what we did today, would like when we started

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<v Speaker 4>the original, would we have been able to achieve what

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<v Speaker 4>we did, because you don't know how what the press

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<v Speaker 4>would have been, what anything would have been like, because

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<v Speaker 4>everything's changed so much, And.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you know what I mean?

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<v Speaker 4>And I think that we like it might have been

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<v Speaker 4>beneficial to us because the press might have taken each

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<v Speaker 4>of us and promoted us, if you do you know

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<v Speaker 4>what I mean by that? Whereas whereas then we have

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<v Speaker 4>to try and do all that ourselves and try and

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<v Speaker 4>and and cope with them with trying to promote and

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<v Speaker 4>to play and to make sure that we that we

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<v Speaker 4>looked after the sponsors and things like that. Whereas now

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<v Speaker 4>but to me that the tennis players today really only

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<v Speaker 4>have to concentrate on playing tennis. You know, they don't

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<v Speaker 4>have to organize themselves to practice courts because somebody else

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<v Speaker 4>does it for them.

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<v Speaker 3>That you know, do you know what I mean?

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<v Speaker 4>They get, They get everything everything given to them.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I'm not not against that at all.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, for instance, I tell I always tell

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<v Speaker 4>the story of Leslie Barry when she'd won the French

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<v Speaker 4>and we I played with them that one year and

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<v Speaker 4>she in those days, you know, we had to write

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<v Speaker 4>because there was no emails or phones or anything, which

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<v Speaker 4>which today people the tennis place don't understand.

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<v Speaker 3>And we had to write and say, you know, we wanted.

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<v Speaker 4>To book at the hotel, and and we did that

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<v Speaker 4>and we arrived as char Salisee and of course there

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<v Speaker 4>was nobody there and we had we had bags, it

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<v Speaker 4>didn't have any wheels on them. We still had wooden rackets.

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<v Speaker 4>That's how long ago what?

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<v Speaker 3>And we we we.

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<v Speaker 4>Had to get a bus from the from the airport

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<v Speaker 4>to Charslice and then walked down to the hotel. When

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<v Speaker 4>we got to the hotel, there was this huge hole

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<v Speaker 4>in the ground and I said, well, Leslie, obviously the

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<v Speaker 4>hotel's not there, is it?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, where is it? She said, But I've got

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<v Speaker 3>the letter that says are here.

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<v Speaker 1>And I said, well, oh, well, you mean like it

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<v Speaker 1>had been demolished or something.

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<v Speaker 3>So I went next door and in my limited friends

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<v Speaker 3>over there.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what happened to the hotel and they said, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>it's been demolished and again but new what.

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, well, that's very difficult because we've come

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<v Speaker 3>to play the French Championships, which they didn't even know

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<v Speaker 3>what we were talking about seriously, and we said we

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<v Speaker 3>need a hotel for two weeks. They said, you'll never

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<v Speaker 3>get a hotel for two weeks, so this is not

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<v Speaker 3>a lie.

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<v Speaker 4>We walked the streets of Paris for two hours looking

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<v Speaker 4>for a hotel that we could stay for two weeks,

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<v Speaker 4>and here was Leslie who was the French champion, and

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<v Speaker 4>then of course she wanted again. And I just keep

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<v Speaker 4>saying to everybody, can you imagine in today's thing that

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<v Speaker 4>that would ever happen?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my goodness, no, that would that would That's an

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<v Speaker 1>absurd story.

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<v Speaker 4>There's such a huge difference between the conditions, the equipment,

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<v Speaker 4>the treatment of the players. So in a way, all

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<v Speaker 4>they have to do is concentrate on that one thing

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<v Speaker 4>of playing basically everything else, every other aspect it is

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<v Speaker 4>looked after, where in our day we had to just

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<v Speaker 4>look after ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I guess in a way, this is what you

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<v Speaker 1>fought for. The women's game has gotten to such a

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<v Speaker 1>point that isn't that fantastic that the athletes only have

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<v Speaker 1>to concentrate on practicing and preparing and training.

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<v Speaker 4>And they make a living and they're able to do

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<v Speaker 4>whatever they want to do.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, that was the whole purpose of it. You know.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that people and that when we when we

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<v Speaker 4>signed for the dollar bill, I think everybody thought, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>we were all for equal prize money. Well, I can

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<v Speaker 4>tell you when we when we did that, we never

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<v Speaker 4>envisaged that like that was the pipe tream really, but

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<v Speaker 4>we wanted to be able to earn some money and

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<v Speaker 4>to have the opportunity and recognition and all that. But

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<v Speaker 4>but you know, so many people, especially the men, they

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<v Speaker 4>always used to say, oh, you did it for was

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<v Speaker 4>to get equal prize money, And I keep saying, No,

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<v Speaker 4>that wasn't what it was for.

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<v Speaker 3>That, That's not why we did it.

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<v Speaker 4>We wanted to have the opportunity to earn more money.

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<v Speaker 4>And yes, if equal price money happened, well that was

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<v Speaker 4>a huge bonus, which which had happened, But that wasn't

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<v Speaker 4>That wasn't our idea. We never thought that it would

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<v Speaker 4>happen then, but you know it was. It's wonderful that

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<v Speaker 4>it did. But but what I'm saying is I think

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<v Speaker 4>everybody thought, oh, you know, that's that's what we want

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<v Speaker 4>to have, and that's what we did for which which

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<v Speaker 4>was nice.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it was a different mission statement.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>What I would say was the opportunities today are far

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<v Speaker 4>greater than the opportunities that we had to play tennis.

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<v Speaker 3>Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 1>That makes perfect sense? You know, would you have liked

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<v Speaker 1>to play then in this era in that way that

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<v Speaker 1>you described everything taking care of you can concentrate on

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<v Speaker 1>the professionalism. It's funny, did you, oh, you would have

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<v Speaker 1>preferred this era? Yes?

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<v Speaker 4>That was I think that was maybe one thing we said.

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<v Speaker 4>I wouldn't have been nice to play today. We would

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<v Speaker 4>have to worry about this week. But then you know,

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<v Speaker 4>on the other hand, it could make you lazy and

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<v Speaker 4>you think, oh, well I don't have to worry to you,

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<v Speaker 4>but I'm getting everything looked after. It could be twofold,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, it could be could be both ways.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you think, oh, you know, maybe I don't.

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<v Speaker 4>Whereas we because we had to do everything for ourselves,

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<v Speaker 4>we had to be self efficient, whereas the players today

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<v Speaker 4>really aren't. Yeah, you know, like like you know that

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<v Speaker 4>for instance, you know, we had to make sure we

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<v Speaker 4>entered in every tournament things, you know, And there's cases

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<v Speaker 4>where people didn't enter Wimbledon because they forgot and then

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<v Speaker 4>missed out.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, could you imagine that happening today? It did. Never happened.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it's very very rare for a player to miss out.

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<v Speaker 1>I do hear the odd story about like a player

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<v Speaker 1>or the agent like forgot to enter the minute tournament.

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<v Speaker 1>Then they suddenly have to enter qualifying because they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>in the main job. That's so unusual for that to happen.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, we'll see. We didn't have qualifying Well you're the

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<v Speaker 3>only ones that had. Well, the only ones who had

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<v Speaker 3>the qualifyings were the Grand slams.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, that's so interesting. Who do you like watching?

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<v Speaker 4>I like watching, right be Keen think she's she's great

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<v Speaker 4>to watch. I love watching and her demeanor and everything

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<v Speaker 4>is maybe she's a bit too laid back, you see.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, but she but I like I like.

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<v Speaker 4>Her and and and Sabalanka. You've got to you've got

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<v Speaker 4>to admire like you know, I admire for for overcoming.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, look with a servant. All that do I

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<v Speaker 4>watch is overcome and everything. And I quite like watching her.

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<v Speaker 4>And the one I do love in the Doubles is

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<v Speaker 4>that Chinese girl that played with Merchants sometimes. She's amazing.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean she's thirty seven, Matt. She's just incredible, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>And she said she was very funny because I spoke

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<v Speaker 4>to her after she'd one of the Ladies Doubles and

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<v Speaker 4>she was playing the mix. No, no, she played the

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<v Speaker 4>mix that's right, and I present her with the Trophy

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<v Speaker 4>of the Wealth.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and then she was playing the Ladies Doubles.

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<v Speaker 4>It open it and and I said, oh you know that.

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<v Speaker 4>She said, oh, she said, I'd like to win the

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<v Speaker 4>other double. She said, because there's a lot of money

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<v Speaker 4>in it.

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<v Speaker 1>She's such a character. I like her. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, but he's amazed, but he's amazing prayer and like

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<v Speaker 4>Si Teck, you've got to you, you've got to admire.

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<v Speaker 4>But I mean it's good for instance that that that

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<v Speaker 4>I think that Halen's come back again. I think that

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<v Speaker 4>that one might add another dementia to it if she

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<v Speaker 4>if she can, you know, if she can play as

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<v Speaker 4>well as what she did before, I mean, that mightn't happen.

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<v Speaker 4>Like Osaka is trying and she's getting there. But I

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<v Speaker 4>think that's going to be a hard one for her,

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<v Speaker 4>but it would be good if she did it as well.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, There's definitely been lots of like comebacks to see

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<v Speaker 1>which has added some you know yeah texture back into

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<v Speaker 1>the tour potentially.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, like Kerber plays played pretty well and most Arki's

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<v Speaker 4>playing well and if halenp comes back again and Saka

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<v Speaker 4>comes back.

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<v Speaker 3>Again, anyway, there we go. So we wait and see, We'll.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait and see. Yeah, Judy, thank you so much. This

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<v Speaker 1>is great.

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<v Speaker 3>You're very welcome, and say hi to Vivre.

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<v Speaker 1>I will always Matt.

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<v Speaker 2>Congratulations, what a fabulous interviewer. Was so lovely to hear

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<v Speaker 2>Judy's insights.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Viv.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be back next week for the sit down and

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<v Speaker 2>we talk to another legend of Australian tennis, Sam Stozer.

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<v Speaker 2>And in the meantime you can listen to John and

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