Women can for the first time ever participate in an international tournament on Danish soil

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Women can for the first time ever participate in an international tournament on Danish soil.

In Gentofte Tennis Club, the surface could become an important step on the road to a professional tennis career for Emma Kamper.

The 22-year-old national team player is warming up on the clay in Gentofte and getting ready to chase points that could bring her one step closer to the top of professional tennis. 47 minutes ago.

The courts are being swept, the lines sharpened, and the nets set up.

Today, the first main round for women begins at the Gentofte Open, where Danish and international tennis talents will compete for important points.

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> It's really cool for young Danish women – and for players like myself

> – that we get the opportunity to play on home turf.

> Emma Kamper, 22-year-old national team player

For 22-year-old Emma Kamper, the tournament means something special. She gets the chance to play on home turf in Gentofte against other female talents from around the world – without having to first pack her suitcase and travel out of Denmark.

– It's an incredibly cool opportunity for all us Danish women that we now also have a tournament here at home in Denmark, so we don’t have to travel so far, she says.

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The Gentofte clay as an international springboard

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This year, both women and men have the chance to earn points for the world rankings in tennis, as the Gentofte Open expands and welcomes players from all over the world in weeks 30 and 31.

Last year, the men had the tournament to themselves, but this time the tennis club also hosts a tournament for the female talents.

For some players, the tournament is about the first tentative steps on the international tennis scene. For others, it's about collecting the points, matches, and experience needed to climb further up the system.

And that is why it matters that the Danish women this year do not have to cross borders to get the chance.

– It's really cool for young Danish women – and for players like myself – that we get the opportunity to play on home turf. But it also means a lot for younger girls who can come out and see tennis at a high level and maybe think: One day, that could be me out there on the court, says Emma Kamper.

The women play the Gentofte Open in week 30, with the final on Sunday, July 26, while the men's tournament follows in week 31. Admission is free for spectators.

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