It Took Courage To Take On The World Of Men's Tennis in 1970 - FAB FM's Paul Makin Chats To One Of The Original 9 Judy Dalton About Their Fight For Equality In Tennis AND The Award They're Being Given

Before the famous World Series Cricket rebellion, Judy Tegart Dalton along with 8 other women tennis players started The Original Nine in 1970. Playing in the Virginia Slims Circuit the players rebelled against Men's tennis here and overseas, due to the wide inequality between the amount of prize money paid to male tennis players and to female players. Now 51 years later the courageous women are being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Newport Rhode Island. Judy and Kerry Melville are the only two Australians, the rest are American gals. FAB FM's Paul Makin chats to Judy who's a Port Douglas resident about those heady days and her thoughts on the French Open and Wimbledon. Photo www.tennis.com