Gauff tookjust 66 minutes to get past her opponent at the arthur ashe stadium, winning in straight sets. Shell now face qualifier Tatjana Maria in the second round as she looks to retain her title, and despite a difficult few months that saw her lose in the third round of the paris olympics, gauff is feeling confident. I dont have to prove anything to anyone except myself, so this whole two weeks are about proving all the expectations i have on myself, so i thinkjust learning and realising i have a lot left to give this game. Whether it will happen this year or in the future, i have many more years coming back year and i would win every year. I thinkjust that perspective. Also safely through her opening match is last years runner up, aryna sabalenka. She beat qualifier Priscilla Hon in straight sets and will face italys Lucia Bronzetti in the second round after her opponent, lulu sun, retired. Manchester united have agreed a 50 Million Euro fee with Paris St Germain for midfielder manu
Continue across the world. In business, france to slash taxes again next year to tackle what the finance minister calls a social crisis. Are president macrons economic reform plans now out of the window . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Japan airlines has announced that customers will now be able to see where small children are located when they book their seats so that they can choose to sit further away. Do you think all airlines should take this up . What other things might you like to see highlighted before you selected a seat . Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hello there. Senior us democrats say a whistleblowers letter which has been made public proves that donald trump tried to cover up details of a phone call he had with the president of ukraine. In the call, mr trump pushed for the Ukrainian Government to help smearjoe biden, his leadin
On all our stories on our website, bbc. Co. Uk news. And you can find me on twitter. Im benmbland. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Mnuchins optimism. The us treasury secretary is up beat about a possible deal, but can trump and xi make progress at the 620 summit . Worse than china, is the European Union about to become the new focus for the us president s global trade wars . It is a thursday. 6ood morning, asia, hello, world. 6lad you could join us for another exciting addition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. Lets kick off the programme with the ongoing trade conflict that is us treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin have said that the us and china are close to a trade agreement. He said he is optimistic progress can be made during talks between donald trump and xijinping at this during talks between donald trump and xi jinping at this weeks 620 summit injapan. The bbcs Samira Hussain has the latest from new york. That optimistic tone from the Trump Admi
After extra time. And from the resulting spot kicks, it was argentinian Lautaro Martinez who skied the crucial one for inter. Atletico winning 3 2 on penalties. And dortmund are into the quarterfinals for the first time in three years. They beat dutch side psv 2 0. They got off the mark early, thanks to jadon sancho his early goal settling any nerves for the home side marco reus wrapped up the victory in stoppage time, as the germans won 3 1 on aggregate to go through. So, confirmation then of the last eight teams standing in europes top tier competition. Atletico and dortmund joining arsenal and barcelona, who sealed their spots on tuesday. They alljoin bayern munich, holders Manchester City, paris saint germain, and real madrid in the draw which takes place on friday. Lets stay with football and there was an amazing comeback in the Premier League on wednesday, as luton town were beaten 4 3 by bournemouth despite leading 3 0 at half time. This game was a rearranged fixture after tom l
Between here and there. The bill faces an uncertain future in the senate. The Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer has been noncommittal about whether he will bring it up for a vote. Some senators have already vowed to vote against it. If it does move through the senate, joe biden has said he will sign it. Proponents of the bill argue tiktok is a National Security threat and the apps 170 million us users are vulnerable to data theft by the Chinese Government. The priority is National Security and chinese access to millions of american s minds. Thats what the primary issue is. There are trade offs with that though. The former President Donald Trump used to back the idea but he changed his tune, saying while it poses a security and privacy concern, banning the app would be a boon for facebook. Which he called an enemy of the people. With that, a National Security, free speech and youth issue also becomes a campaign issue. Protesters took to capitol hill on wednesday in support of tiktok.