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Event 2009 Host City
Eupen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 km from the German border (Aachen), from the Dutch border (Maastricht) and from the nature reservation "Hohes Venn" (Ardennes). Bütgenbach is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège and part of the German speaking community in Belgium.

Event 2009 Host Country
The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 km² (11,787 square miles) and has a population of about 10.5 million.

The Sport
Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Player(s) use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered in felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places, tennis is still called lawn tennis, to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a very different kind of a court. Originating in England in the late 19th Century, the game spread first throughout the English-speaking world, particularly among the upper classes...


Latest Sport News (RSS)
BBC Sport | Tennis | World Edition Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:53:33 GMT

Live text - US Open day 10
Caroline Wozniacki, Dominika Cibulkova, Robin Soderling and Roger Federer are going for semi-final spots at the US Open, following wins by Vera Zvonareva and Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic beats below-par Monfils
Novak Djokovic makes short work of Gael Monfils to reach the semi-finals of the US Open for the fourth year running.

Zvonareva reaches US Open semis
Seventh seed Vera Zvonareva beats Kaia Kanepi to reach the last four of the US Open for the first time.

Nadal powers into quarter-finals
Rafael Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez in straight sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals.

Clijsters through to face Venus
Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams with their quarter-final matches to set up a semi-final at the US Open.

US Open day nine as it happened
Rafael Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez in the US Open night session after Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams reach the semi-finals.

Federer cruises into last eight
Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four.

Wozniacki too good for Sharapova
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki beats former champion Maria Sharapova to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Robson reaches last 16 in juniors
Laura Robson eases into the last 16 of the girls' singles at the US Open after a straight-sets win.

McEnroe resigns as US Cup captain
Patrick McEnroe is to step down as US Davis Cup captain after their play-off against Colombia later this month.

US Open day eight as it happened
Roger Federer beats Jurgen Melzer in the US Open night session after Caroline Wozniacki sees off Maria Sharapova.

Classy Robson eases into last 32
Britain's Laura Robson cruises into the next round ofthe junior US Open after a 6-2 6-1 win over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

Murray baffled by US Open defeat
Andy Murray is at a loss to explain the physical problems behind his surprise defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open.

Dominant Nadal surges past Simon
Top seed Rafael Nadal eases into the US Open fourth round with a 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory over Gilles Simon after wins for Fernando Verdasco and Sam Querrey.

Clijsters & Venus reach quarters
Defending champion Kim Clijsters eases into the US Open quarter-finals with a 6-2 6-1 win over Ana Ivanovic, while Venus Williams beats Shahar Peer 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.
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