GHENT, Belgium — In many ways, the Flanders Expo exhibition center is a standard multipurpose building. Last week, a trade fair for food service outlets and institutional caterers filled its cavernous halls. In the past, big music acts occasionally came through.
Now there seems to be a steadier mix of conventions and miscellaneous events on the schedule, including February’s popular Flanders Dog Show (Nelson of Gentle Mind, a white-and-brindle whippet, won best in show in the last edition).
This weekend, though, Flanders Expo will be under atypical examination. Andy Murray and Britain’s Davis Cup team will be sliding around on a makeshift clay court here on the outskirts of town, trying to defeat Belgium and win tennis’s biggest team competition.