An article in the edition of June 24th, concerning the championships at Wimbledon, referred to the Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters as Walloon-speaking. Walloon is not a language but is the French-speaking region of Belgium. Ms Clijsters comes from Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region.
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