HC F.

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WTF: Round Robin Groups Announced

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Watch Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Astro SuperSport 2 (CH 816)

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Novak Djokovic goes bananas

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Off season getaway photos: The Fab Four, JJ & BF, Tipsy & marriage

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Finally Rafael Nadal speaks about his parents' divorce

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Ana Ivanovic: A WTA champ turns full time WAG

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Maria Kirilenko arrested for her poor performance in 2009

HC F. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 11:28 pm
(Image via mariakirilenko.com) HCFoo's Tennis Blog
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Novak Djokovic roars in Paris

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Caroline Wozniacki caught sunbathing topless in Mauritius

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Andre Agassi bids farewell to hair piece on David Letterman show

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Rafael Nadal on CNN Talk Asia

HC F. posted an article on - 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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For now, it's just off court news...

HC F. posted an article on - 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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How e-mail & communication breakdown cost Yanina Wickmayer her future

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Teary Yanina Wickmayer refuses to talk about doping ban appeal

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Marat Safin bids farewell to tennis in Paris‎

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Serena Williams is Glamorous

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova to kick off New Year at Hua Hin exhibition

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Richard Gasquet's fate to be decided in December

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Marat Safin: Andre Agassi should return titles & money

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Maria Sharapova is officially dating LA Lakers' Sasha Vujacic

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Read Andre Agassi like an "Open" book

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Safin, Sharapova among tennis stars to kick off 2010 at the Hong Kong Tennis Classic

HC F. posted an article on - 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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The Real Glam Slam in Doha

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Anna Kournikova super late for launch in KL and 'left with no fans'?

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Weekend winners: Youzhny, Schiavone, Baghdatis, Bacsinszky

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Great entertainment at The Venetian Macao exhibition

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Anna Kournikova to launch Showdown of Champions Kuala Lumpur

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Caroline Wozniacki under scrutiny after match-throwing controversy

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Rafael Nadal honoured in Barcelona

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Roger Federer's not done yet

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Jelena Jankovic smiles her way into the Guinness Book of World Records

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Still in relaxing mood...

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Swedish Sex Scandal: Pim Pim said Gulbis confessed it was him!

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Marvel superheroes photoshoot in Linz

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Weekend winners: Davydenko, Stosur, Wickmayer

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Dementieva, Kirilenko, Mirza, Zheng Jie for Showdown KL 2009

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Tsonga, Verdasco play mini tennis on high speed train

HC F. posted an article on - 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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TENNIS WATCH: On coaches, nudity, money & power, retirement & comeback, etc.

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Robin Soderling, Yanina Wickmayer kung fu fighting in Beijing

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Rafael Nadal goes green to win

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Party like a rock star at China Open's dinner party

HC F. posted an article on - 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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China Open upsets Marat Safin fans over farewell party

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Showdown of Champions KL 2009 set to launch by Anna Kournikova? (Updated)

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Sake barrel cracking ceremony without the REAL Samurai

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Kei Nishikori fit to play Wii but not Japan Open

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Serena Williams (almost) bare it all in ESPN 'The Body' Issue

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Ivo Karlovic and Adam Levine: Separated at birth?

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Spanish Armada ready to invade Malaysia

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Wiped out!

HC F. posted an article on - 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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Tough draw at the Malaysian Open

HC F. posted an article on - 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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