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16.25 25 Sep 2020


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16.25 25 Sep 2020


50 years ago this week a group of female tennis players changed the course of sport.

Relegated to the back courts and on meagre wages, they broke out on their own.

Writer and author Joel Drucker joined Sean to discuss

 


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