HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 6:51 pm
Andy Murray and the Bryan twins attended the draw ceremony for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (WTF), at the London Eye yesterday Here's the full line-up for Group A and Group B for singles an...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 6:44 pm
Astro SuperSport 2 (Ch 816) Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 23/11 - Men's Doubles & Singles: Day 1: Session 1 @ 2025 Live 24/11 - Men's Doubles & Singles: Day 1: Session 2 @ 0300 Live 24/11 - ...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 11:18 am
Novak Djokovic chomps down on a banana while his lovely girlfriend Jelena Ristic is all smile with their family dog, a caniche poodle named Pierre in Paris. Last weekend, Djokovic won the Paris Maste...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 9:28 am
I'm not sure if it's just me. Looks like there are more vacation photos this year. Here are more photos from Mauritius where Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska, Urszula Radwanska and Ang...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 6:44 pm
"My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. After that, when I can't play Wimbledon, it was tough. For one month I was outside the world." ~ Rafael Nadal Then N...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 11:30 pm
Ana Ivanovic has been travelling with boyfriend Adam Scott for his golf tournament for quite some time now. She was in Singapore recently and currently spotted at the 2009 Australian Masters at Kings...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 11:28 pm
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 11:18 pm
The final match could have ended earlier. When Novak Djokovic won the fourth game in the second set, I switched channel believing that the Serbian would have win it easily. I managed to catch the th...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 10:24 am
Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska, Urszula Radwanska and Angelique Kerber recently spent their off season holiday in Mauritius. Not only that the girls were caught on bikini shots, Wozniacki wa...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 10:23 am
Andre Agassi appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" last week to promote his memoir, Open. Agassi began by joking about his crystal meth use in the past: "That was actually a typo in the b...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 9:26 am
Rafael Nadal was interviewed by CNN Talk Asia while he was in Shanghai recently. Check out this 3-part interview conducted by John Vause. (Via CNN) HCFoo's Tennis Blog
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 5:57 am
I really wanted so bad for Rafael Nadal to win yesterday's semifinal match against Novak Djokovic but it just wasn't meant to be. Djokovic played perfectly to overpower Nadal 6-2, 6-3 to reac...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 10:29 am
Here's the transcript from Yanina Wickmayer's presser today at the Koning Boudewijn Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Let's hear her side of the story... Welcome, First of all, I would like...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 9:56 am
A teary Yanina Wickmayer held a presser today saying that she has never tested positive for drugs. The Belgian was suspended last week by the ITF for failing three times to report her whereabouts for...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 6:51 pm
Marat Safin calls it a career yesterday, receiving a huge ovation from the fans after a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 defeat to Juan Martin del Potro in the second round of the Paris Masters. It was the former world...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 11:33 pm
Serena Williams was named as one of Glamour magazine's 2009 Women of the Year. At the star-studded event, Emmy award-winning talk show host, Tyra Banks, presented Serena Williams, with her award....
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 11:07 pm
BEC-Tero Entertainment informed us that Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams will be participating in the Centennial Invitation in Hua Hin on January 2, 2010 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Hua ...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 4:53 pm
Richard Gasquet arrived for a hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Frenchman was tested positive for cocaine during the Miami Masters i...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 12:55 pm
In an interview with L'Equipe, Marat Safin openly criticised Andre Agassi and suggested that he should give back his tennis titles after confessing he tested positive for a banned substance during...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 11:35 am
So, Maria Sharapova is officially done with Charlie Ebersol and now dating LA Lakers struggling backup guard Sasha Vujacic. Speculation started after CNBC's Darren Rovell tweeted that "the two we...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Nov 8, 2009, 11:02 pm
Let's give credit to the cover designer - the messed-up look helps sell the book. Honestly, I haven't get hold of Andre Agassi's latest controversial memoir "Open: An Autobiography" yet, ...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 27, 2009, 6:14 pm
... trend in Asia (e.g. Doha, Malaysia, etc) where tennis events are heavily bankrolled by their respective governments. Now ... pulled out recently. A new event with different format has taken o...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 26, 2009, 4:50 am
All top eight women's players attended the draw ceremony for the WTA Championships at the Museum of Islamic Art in the Qatari capital Doha yesterday. Round robin groups for the Sony Ericsson year...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 26, 2009, 1:58 am
... Champions 2009 launch was confirmed this morning. Anna Kournikova was super late for the launch. She was scheduled ... guess the Tourism Minister didn't wait for her. So when Kournikova a...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 26, 2009, 1:07 am
Mikhail Youzhny beat Janko Tipsarevic to win 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-4 at Kremlin Cup to earn his fifth career title and extend Russia’s winning streak at the home event to six straight years. In the women...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 25, 2009, 5:55 am
I seldom blog about tennis exhibition (unless it's local) but I thought The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown deserved a mention. Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Yuki Bhambri and Ryan Harrison were in M...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 23, 2009, 12:25 am
It's confirmed! Anna Kournikova will arrive in Kuala Lumpur to launch the yearly tennis exhibition 'Showdown of Champions 2009' this coming Monday. Unfortunately, the organisers decided t...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 7:05 pm
Caroline Wozniacki and her father Piotr denied the speculation that the 19-year-old threw her first round match at the Luxembourg Open earlier this week against local player Anne Kremer. Wozniacki w...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 6:51 pm
Rafael Nadal was in Barcelona yesterday to receive a full size replica of the ‘Conde de Godo’ trophy at the Barcelona Royal Tennis Club. Being the only player to have won the tournament five time...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 6:10 pm
Roger Federer brushed off the rumour saying that he'll extended his break all the way into the New Year. He wrote this on Facebook yesterday. "I have been back practicing and training now for som...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 21, 2009, 7:34 pm
Jelena Jankovic must have accepted the fact that she can't break any records in tennis. But that doesn't stop her from breaking the Guinness Book of World Records! Through a campaign nam...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 21, 2009, 7:05 pm
There's no pressure in ending a 6-month title drought for Rafael Nadal. He's currently taking a break to play golf in the Pro-Am of the Castello Masters Costa Azahar at the Club de Campo del ...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 20, 2009, 9:19 am
Sheraton Hotel where the 'players' were arrested. I'm pretty sure that most of you already know about the latest sex scandal in tennis by now - "two foreign tennis players" were suspected...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 20, 2009, 8:52 am
This is not the usual WTA Superheroes marketing campaign you normally see. Recently some WTA players and Austrian player 'Crazy' Daniel Köllerer took part in a 'Marvel Superheroes' ...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 18, 2009, 11:53 pm
Sorry for the lack of post recently. I was enjoying my break from tennis blogging and twittering :P Thanks to Astro, I did not miss a single night match of the Shanghai Masters. It was a bit frustra...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 13, 2009, 12:13 pm
Look who spilled the beans regarding Showdown of Champions 2009! The Tourism Minister of Malaysia herself announced recently that the yearly event will take place on December 18-19. The exhibition...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 13, 2009, 11:42 am
Finally I'm back! I've been busy catching up with work after a short trip back to hometown. Novak Djokovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova won Beijing Open last weekend while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga took ...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 8, 2009, 5:39 pm
Since I'll be away for a couple of days, here's a longer than usual brief tennis news for you to read. Have a good weekend! Finally James Blake has stopped working with long time coach Brian B...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 7, 2009, 7:00 pm
Robin Soderling and Yanina Wickmayer were said to receive some kung fu lessons at the China Open promotional event yesterday evening. Using my research skill, I managed to find this picture of Soderl...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 7, 2009, 10:38 am
I can't believe I still haven't write a single post about Rafael Nadal this week. Do you like this green polo shirt and chequered navy blue shorts? I think this is his best gear so far after ...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 7, 2009, 12:30 am
... . It was a shame that HCFoo wasn't invited to the Batik party held at Mandarin Oriental Hotel last week. Hmmphh.... It looked like a MTV awards show at China Open's dinner party last nig...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 7, 2009, 12:21 am
Marat Safin: I can't believe you did that to my fans... The organiser of China Open recently announced in their official website that they are planning to throw a party for Marat Safin who is abou...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 6, 2009, 7:40 pm
Note: I was asked to remove this post by the organiser (not the first time I was asked to do so) but I'm going to repost this anyway. I'm a blogger. I write based on what I heard and experien...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 6, 2009, 6:53 pm
It only takes one player to complete this group. The REAL Samurai, Sam Querrey! However the rising son of America has been sidelined for four-to-six weeks after injuring his right forearm in a f...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 6, 2009, 9:58 am
Kei Nishikori, who recently underwent a small microscopic surgery to remove a minor bone spur, was at the EA booth at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championship yesterday. Sporting a wavy new hairdo,...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 6, 2009, 9:29 am
A fully nude Serena Williams gets the cover on ESPN The Magazine's upcoming ‘The Body’ Issue. Serena is one of six athletes who will debut on newsstand on October 18, 2009. Nice try ESPN but...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Oct 5, 2009, 7:08 pm
I hope you can tell the difference between Ivo Karlovic and Adam Levine (Maroon 5). With his famous 'spank that ace' dance at Wimbledon and collaboration with Novak Djokovic on a rap song, D...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Sep 26, 2009, 6:31 pm
One third of the Spanish Armada has landed in Malaysia and the other two will follow soon. I was at the airport tryingy to catch the first glimpse of David Ferrer as he touched down this country with...
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Sep 26, 2009, 6:51 am
All Malaysian players were wiped out from the qualifying round today. I'm not surprised. The only thing that surprised me was the poor line-up chosen by the national coach. Yeah, that's it....
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HC F. posted an article on HCFoo's Tennis Blog - Sep 26, 2009, 6:24 am
I was at the Main Draw Ceremony and it was a great honour to see Tomas Berdych there for the first time since he landed this country on Thursday. To cut the story short (need to run for another assig...
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