valerie ziegenfuss is a former wta player and a member of the original nine who rebelled against the united states tennis assocation in 1970 to bring more rights and fairer pay to women which brought about the women s tennis association we know today. i m very happy to say she is able tojoin us now i m very happy to say she is able to join us now live from san diego. it s really good to talk to you about this particular story, what is your reaction to the decision made by steve simon and the wta? it was wonderful. i was so glad, and was wondering when it was going to come. we have to act, just to carry on the last 51 years, what we have always fought for was equality and support. we are 1600 strong as far of the wta membership, and