became the first unseeded player to win the women s single s title. she beat the favourite ons jabeur in straight sets, as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. unseeded, unstoppable, and almost unbelievable. marketa vondrousova came as an outsider, leaving as the champion. she emerged to face tunisia s ons jabeur, knowing the pressure was on her opponent. no african or arab woman had won the title, and jabeur had victory in her sides. but vondrousova had a roan motivation, a career related by injury, coming to wimbledon last year as a fan with her wrist in plaster. had her own motivation. suddenly she was inspired. after trailing 4 2, the czech charged to the first set. jabeur s early confidence had turned to nerves. she is a huge fan favourite, here, though, and briefly responded. brought on by the crowd, the comeback seemed on. roared. but once again vondrousova realtor in an victory was hers. the first unseeded player to win the women s title here, her husban
right now but it s difficult because the site is covered in mud. relatives of those who are still missing anxiously await news. in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul. the extreme heat is continuing in parts of the northern hemisphere. in southern europe a second heatwave is forecast to hit this week while in the united state temperature records could be broken. on the spanish island of la palma fires are continuing to burn out of control and in italy there are warnings to
38 cities across the us expected to have record breaking temperatures today. some 100 million americans are under what they call an extreme heat warning. i am on the strip of las vegas which is much busier at this time of day. the advice here is simple and very clear, stay at home. don t come out between the hours of nine and 6pm. most people seem to be taking that advice. not everybody can. there are people who don t have homes and authorities say they are doing their best and cooling centres have been set up around las vegas where people can go and have some air conditioning and collect free water. the authorities and policemen are also going around less affluent neighbourhoods and handing out water bottles. the advice very clear, reduce your exposure to the heat if you can and stay indoors. dangerous storms are continuing to slam parts of the us that aren t already under threat by scorching heat. so far, the national weather service has issued flood warnings or watches for
15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best right now but it s difficult because the site is covered in mud. relatives of those who are still missing anxiously await news. in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul. the extreme heat is continuing in parts of the northern hemisphere. in southern europe, a second heatwave is forecast to hit this week while in the united states, temperature records could be broken. on the s