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| Cricket club to host Liverpool Hope tennis contest | Cricket club to host Liverpool Hope tennis contest |
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| A 207-year-old cricket club in Merseyside has been chosen to host a new tennis competition for players warming up before Wimbledon. | |
| Liverpool Hope International Tennis Tournament will be held at Liverpool Cricket Club, 60 years after the last tennis competition took place there. | Liverpool Hope International Tennis Tournament will be held at Liverpool Cricket Club, 60 years after the last tennis competition took place there. |
| The tournament has attracted legends such as John McEnroe, Greg Rusedski and Martina Navratilova in previous years. | The tournament has attracted legends such as John McEnroe, Greg Rusedski and Martina Navratilova in previous years. |
| Players will compete in a purpose built stadium from June 19 to 22. | Players will compete in a purpose built stadium from June 19 to 22. |
| Professional and amateur tennis players take part in the competition. | Professional and amateur tennis players take part in the competition. |
| Anders Borg, tournament director and organiser from Northern Vision, said: "This year's tournament is set to be a really exciting event." | Anders Borg, tournament director and organiser from Northern Vision, said: "This year's tournament is set to be a really exciting event." |
| Ian McKenna, director of development at Liverpool Hope University, said: "It gives our students the chance to experience international level tennis in the local community." | Ian McKenna, director of development at Liverpool Hope University, said: "It gives our students the chance to experience international level tennis in the local community." |
| The tennis tournament, which is sponsored by Liverpool Hope University, was first held in 2002. | The tennis tournament, which is sponsored by Liverpool Hope University, was first held in 2002. |