11.  Her return starts Tuesday with a first-round match against a tough Belgian player, Sabine Appelmans, at the Paris Open indoor tournament.

12.  It was a bad opening day for Belgian players on their home ground.

13.  Not only is Appelmans making her Championships debut, she is the first Belgian player to qualify for the year-end event.

14.  On that occasion Clijsters rallied to win and become the first Belgian player to reach a Grand Slam singles final.

15.  The EU Commission and UEFA had been discussing these issues for years without much progress before Belgian player Jean-Marc Bosman made his successful challenge.

16.  The European Court of Justice ruled in favor of Belgian player Jean-Marc Bosman and declared the limits on EU foreign players and transfer fees illegal.

17.  The judgment marked a victory for Jean-Marc Bosman, a Belgian player who filed suit five years challening the existing transfer system.

18.  The top-seed, Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden was ousted Tuesday by an unseeded Belgian player, Kris Goossens in straight sets.

19.  The top-seed, Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden, was ousted Tuesday by unseeded Belgian player Kris Goossens.

20.  Two minutes later, fellow forward Marios Charalambous was shown the red card for hitting a Belgian player.