RUSH TRANSCRIPT Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ the morning San Diego ░░░░░░░░ re still talking women ░░░░░░░░ tennis is ross King ░░░░░░░░ this weekend kicks off ░░░░░░░░ women s tennis tournament ░░░░░░░░ 20 20 four symbiotica ░░░░░░░░ diego open deputy a ░░░░░░░░ hundred I m joined ░░░░░░░░ tournament Director of of ░░░░░░░░ event His name is ░░░░░░░░ redondo hey Ryan how ░░░░░░░░ it Thanks for having ░░░░░░░░ tell us about the ░░░░░░░░ right so it s ░░░░░░░░ deputy five hundred level ░░░░░░░░ at the barnes tennis ░░░░░░░░ qualifying starts tomorrow February ░░░░░░░░ fourth and it goes ░░░░░░░░ March third which would ░░░░░░░░ the finals day all ░░░░░░░░ so who s Here ░░░░░░░░ mean as far as ░░░░░░░░ big names This is ░░░░░░░░ gambling to complaints any ░░░░░░░░ They don t yeah ░░░░░░░░ prize money is just ░░░░░░░░ nine hundred million dollars ░░░░░░░░ nine hundred and 20 ░░░░░░░░ thousand dollars For this ░░░░░░░░ the points are five ░░░░░░░░ level points system one ░░░░░░░░ the highest in 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