Federer, Tsonga Advance to Australian Open Semifinals

Melbourne, Australia (AHN) – Roger Federer notched a four-set win over Nikolay Davydenko, while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset Novak Djokovic in quarterfinal action at the Australian Open.

Federer captured a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 victory at Rod Laver Arena, while Tsonga shook off a 2-1 set deficit to win 7-6 (8), 6-7 (5), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Federer outlasted Davydenko in just over 2 1-2 hours to reach the semifinals of a major for a remarkable 23rd straight time.

Federer, who snapped a two-match skid to Davydenko, will play the winner of the Andy Murray-Marin Cilic match.

Tsonga, meanwhile, came in as the No. 10 seed, while Djokovic was No. 3.

On the women’s side, Serena Williams watched sister Venus fall to Na Li in the quarterfinals.

Serena moved on to the semifinals with a 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 win over Victoria Azarenka.

Federer rallies; Djokovic wilts

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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Top-seeded Roger Federer overcame an awkward start to win 13 straight games and beat Nikolay Davydenko 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 to reach the semifinals for a 23rd straight Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic, who beat Federer in the semifinals here two years ago en route to the title, was beaten by the man he defeated that year, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, in a later quarterfinal.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga outlasted Novak Djokovic to advance to a semifinal against top-seeded Roger Federer.
Tsonga beat Djokovic 7-6 (8), 6-7 (5), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a near four-hour match and will play Federer in a semifinal Friday. Djokovic appeared to be affected by breathing difficulties and stomach problems during part of the match and took a medical timeout trailing 2-0 in the fourth set.

Djokovic said he had an upset stomach before the match, probably as a result of something he ate.

"I had to go to the toilet otherwise I would have thrown up on court," Djokovic said. "When you lose a lot of fluids, your engines stop working and that's how I felt."

Tsonga said he wasn't sure how much the illness affected Djokovic.

"He had a little bit of a stomach problem," Tsonga said. "It's strange because sometimes he doesn't play the point, and when it starts to become important he plays."

Last year, Djokovic retired in the fourth set of his quarterfinal against Andy Roddick with a heat-related illness, but the weather conditions Wednesday night were cool and breezy.

Andy Murray and Marin Cilic are already through to the semis and will play Thursday night.


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Federer is impressed with his Grand Slam semifinal streak.

"It's incredible, looking back on how many years that is now, I'm able to deliver at Grand Slam play," Federer said. "For some reason I was just a bit worried I was not going to make it this time in the semis.

"Now obviously that it's safe again and I've been able to add one. Definitely one of the most incredible things I have in my résumé."

Federer's victory snapped a 13-match Davydenko winning streak after the Russian won the season-ending ATP World Finals in November at London and his 20th career title in Doha earlier this month.

"I've played him many times before, and I know he goes through ... some rock-solid phases at times," Federer said. "I just tried to stay positive."

Davydenko, who thumped his first three opponents before grinding a five-set victory over Fernando Verdasco, was immaculate early, breaking Federer three times to wrap up the first set and race to a 3-1 lead in the second.


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Roger Federer cooled off Nikolay Davydenko to reach a 23rd straight Grand Slam semifinal.
Having declared the top 10 players were "scared" of him after winning the season-ending ATP Tour Finals in London, Davydenko appeared determined to live up to his self-proclaimed reputation, dictating the play and thumping winners from all angles.

The bravado disappeared quickly, however, when given four chances to take a two-break lead, the Russian blew them all, following a double fault with three consecutive unforced errors.

Federer, sensing the momentum shift, pounced.

At the end of a breathtaking half-hour of near faultless shot-making, the Swiss master emerged a set up with a 2-0 lead in the fourth, while Davydenko was left reeling.

As both players struggled to deal with the dipping sun that left one side of the court plunged in darkness and the other brightly lit, Davydenko rallied, firing three crisply hit winners in a row to save match point and break back to 5-5.

"I was like asking 'why now?' He could have played those at another time when it wasn't important," said Federer, who was beaten in last year's final by Rafa Nadal.

The 15-time Grand Slam champion bided his time, however, to take the break back, then dispatched the Russian with a thumping serve after setting up match point with an ace.

"Pissed off? What else," Davydenko replied when asked how he felt about his play during Federer's run of successive games.

Semi-final preview: The hunter

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knows what it’s like to be successful on Australian soil. The loveable Frenchman has enjoyed his greatest success on the blue courts of Melbourne Park, finishing runner-up in 2008 and making the semi-finals again this year.

But on Friday night, Tsonga comes up against the tennis world’s definition of ‘success’, Roger Federer. Federer is already a three-time Australian Open champion and has a list of honours that includes but is not exclusive to; 15 Grand Slam singles titles, 23 consecutive Grand Slam singles semi-final appearances and world No.1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks (2004-08).

Affectionately known as the ‘Swiss Maestro’, Federer has collected more than US$53 million in prizemoney, and this Australian Open is his 41st Grand Slam event. He is already guaranteed at least another $400,000 through his performances this fortnight.

Meanwhile, Australian Open 2010 is Tsonga’s 11th Grand Slam event and, on the back of Friday night, he will break into the US$4 million mark, which could easily swell as high as US$6 million by week’s end.

Basic facts and figures aside, what do we know about these two crowd pleasers and showmen?

We know Federer is synonymous with the ‘best’; he is everything young tennis stars dream of becoming and grown men, like Tsonga, respect. But the Frenchman, currently ranked world No.10, will walk onto Rod Laver Arena tomorrow night with pride in his step and hope in his heart.

The world No.1 may be four years his senior and touted as outright favourite, but what is age when it comes to play-making and excitement? Anyone who has had the privilege of watching Tsonga over the past 12 days can testify that these are two qualities the 24-year-old has in spades.

His on-court confidence will only get a further boost when you flick back through the record books. He and Federer have clashed twice before, and it’s one win apiece. In their most recent outing at the Rogers Cup in Montreal last August, Tsonga fought back from 1-5 deficit in the third set to cause a 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(3) upset.

When asked if this would give him any confidence going into tonight, Tsonga was realistic.

“I know I can do that (beat Federer), but it was completely different (in Toronto). Now I have to win three sets, and it's going to be difficult for sure.

“I have to play my best tennis. Roger played unbelievable (on Wednesday) again, because

Nikolay (Davydenko) was in good shape, so it's going to be tough. But like (against Novak Djokovic), I will give everything and we will see,” he said.

The last two matches the Frenchman played this week, against Nicolas Almagro and world No.3 Djokovic, were the first five-setters of his career. He survived both in style.

Standing at 188cm (a touch taller than Federer), he is renowned for his big serve, the fastest this tournament clocked at 217km/h. And for a man with a big frame, he gets around the court like a cheetah chasing gazelle. He has a great mixture of shots, easily switching from the aggressive baseline play to defensive work at the net. Throw in his trademark volleying and dangerous drop shot and he is a force to be reckoned with.

Federer has a bit of research to do.

“Tsonga …I've only played twice as far as I remember, so I don't know that much about him … But, yeah, he's a dangerous player. Very athletic, obviously,” Federer admitted.

Federer, on the other hand, is yet to play a five-set match this tournament. Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko did their best, but four sets were all they could manage.

While Tsonga has amassed 13 hours and 25 minutes on-court and conceded 87 games to some quality opposition, Federer has sweated two hours and 43 minutes less and only dropped 55 games en route to the semi-final. Unlike Tsonga, Federer is the hunted. Opponents come out guns blazing when they play against the world No.1, and it’s no easy feat even for the world’s best to withstand the pressure.

“I think looking at the draw with [Lleyton] Hewitt in the fourth round and Davydenko in the quarters ... for some reason I was just a bit worried I was not going to make it this time in the semis. You always believe the streak is going to be broken,” he confessed.

Federer, who almost always looks relaxed, smooth and mentally in control on-court, will put on a show. Rest assured that you will witness the prowess of his forehand, the cool slice of his one-handed backhand and agility in his groundstrokes that will have your jaw hanging. He is sublime to, whether you're photographing him from the stands or peering from over the other side of the net.

Over the past 12 days, Federer has hit a remarkable 201 winners, 84 more than the combined total of his past opponents. He beat Davydenko 6-0 in the third set on the back of only two of those 201 winners. For a less promising stat, he has committed 161 unforced errors, only 13 less than the five men to have fallen at his feet.

Not only is a berth in another Australian Open final on the line for both players, but Tsonga’s pursuit will be in the hope of becoming the first Frenchman to win the title since Jean Borotra in 1928.

“My two last match(es) were tough, and I did it. Why not against Roger?” asks Tsonga.

Meanwhile, Federer has a chase to avoid but also one of his own to accomplish. A win at Australian Open 2010 will secure his 268th week at the top ranking, placing him third in the all-time list, equal to Jimmy Connors. From there, he is two weeks off taking Ivan Lendl’s second place - and only 19 weeks off surpassing Pete Sampras.

Let the hunt begin.

Federer routs Tsonga to reach Aussie Open final

Melbourne, Australia (Sports Network) - Roger Federer took another step toward his 16th career Grand Slam title with a straight-set victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open semifinals.

The top-seeded Federer rolled to a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 rout of the 10th-seeded Frenchman and will face Scotland's Andy Murray in Sunday's final with an opportunity to collect his fourth Aussie Open crown. Murray advanced Thursday with a semifinal victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic.

It was virtually no contest on Friday, as Federer needed a mere 88 minutes to dispose of Tsonga, who was trying to reach the Australian Open final for the second time in three years. Tsonga was the 2008 runner-up to Novak Djokovic and gained a measure of revenge for that loss on Wednesday with a victory over the Serbian star in the quarterfinals.

On Friday he had virtually no chance, as Federer was in dominant form. The Swiss superstar committed just 13 unforced errors, converted 5-of-10 break- point chances and didn't face a break point against his own serve.

"I just think it's easier with the top players if you get them in the first set," said Federer after the match. "It's nice going through like this."

Federer's first break of serve came in the fourth game of the first set for a 3-1 advantage and another break in the eighth game finished off the set in just 30 minutes.

The second set featured just one break of serve, which gave Federer a 4-2 edge, and he managed to serve it out. The third was also no contest, as two breaks of serve finished off the weary Frenchman, who had played five sets in each of his previous two matches.

"I was a bit more tired after the first set," stated Tsonga. "It was tough to play against him today. He was really good, and that's it."

Federer will play in his 22nd career Grand Slam final and second straight in Melbourne. He lost to Rafael Nadal in a five-set thriller last year and last won the Aussie Open crown in 2007. His first two wins in the year's first Grand Slam came in 2004 and 2006. Another title Sunday would tie Andre Agassi's Open-era record of four Australian Open championships.

Murray, trying to give Britain its first Grand Slam champion since Fred Perry in 1936, will play in his second major final. His first came in 2008, a 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 setback to Federer in the U.S. Open title match.

Despite that loss, Murray owns a 6-4 lifetime mark against Federer. The two split four meetings in 2009 -- Murray winning semifinals at Doha and Indian Wells before Federer captured the last two matchups with a semifinal win in Cincinnati and a round-robin triumph at the World Tour Finals. The only matchup between the two in a Grand Slam was in the Flushing Meadows final.

Federer, who will be one of the finalists for the 18th time in the last 19 Grand Slam events, is gunning for his 62nd career ATP-level singles crown, while Murray will try for his 15th.

Federer to Face Murray in Australian Open Final

Roger Federer waves to the crowd after his victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their men's semi-final matchat the Australian Open. (William West/AFP/Getty Images)
It took Roger Federer only 91 minutes to dispatch an ailing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–2, 6–3, 6–2, to advance to the Finals of the Australian Open tennis tournament.

“I am very surprised how the match went; I expected quite differently,” Federer told an ESPN reporter after the match. “Tonight maybe was one of those days where he needed that first set so badly and maybe after that he sort of let his head hang a bit, and was a bit disappointed, and I took advantage of it.”
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tried hard against Roger Federer but was never in the match. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)


Federer came into the match having had a fairly easy tournament, while Tsonga had a pair of hard five-set matches. But tenth-ranked Tsonga also knew that he and Federer had split the two games they had played previously, With his big serve and powerful forehand, Tsonga, if healthy, had every chance to beat Roger Federer.

Federer came on court looking relaxed and confident, while Tsonga looked nervous. Mentally, Tsonga needed to be 100% mentally to have a chance against Federer, but he came on court looking nervous. Then Federer charged the net on his first serve and hit a winner past Tsonga, setting the tone for the rest of the match.

Federer took the first set in half an hour, never seeming strained Tsonga fought hard on a few pints, but hit too many unforced errors.

A few games into the second set, Tsonga started rubbing the lower left side of his stomach. Whether he had pulled abdominal muscles or a gastric ailment, it seemed to slow him down, taking pace off his serve and hindering his movement.

Federer said he didn’t notice Tsonga holding his stomach, and didn’t think anything of Tsonga’s slowed serve. “Sometimes it is a good thing that you don’t know about his injuries and stuff. I ‘m happy I played through I played solid, nothing exceptional.”
Not that Federer needed any help. He was making shots from anywhere on the court to anywhere; everything hid did worked. Federer was in fine form, so dispatching a weakened opponent took no effort.

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Tsonga didn’t surrender; he played the whole match, fighting back to hold serve in the seventh game of the final set to make Federer serve out the match. But Federer was on, and Tsonga was not, and the match was nothing more than an easy workout for Federer.
On to the Finals
Federer will be playing in his 23rd consecutive Grand Slam Final when he faces Scotland’s Andy Murray. Murray, who has a six-four edge against Federer, has only faced him once in a final, at the 2008 U.S. Open where the Swiss master beat him in straight sets 6–2, 7–5, 6–2.


Roger Federer could hit his forehand from anywhere on the court to anywhere on the court, with pace and precision. (Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images)
Federer talked a bit about the upcoming match. “I am not surprised he made it through to the finals I thought it could be one of those years he’s going to make a break, and I think he did that by beating Rafa, and then making it through to another final. Now the questions is can he go all the way.”


Jo-Wilfried Tsonga managed to hit 21 winners but had 27 unforced errors in his match against Roger Federer. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Murray will be trying to break a 74-year losing streak for UK players at the Australian Open. The UK press is writing reams about his chances.


Roger Federer looked relaxed in his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; Federer never seemed to have to work hard. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
“He’s got loads of expectations,” Federer said of his Scottish Opponent, “but I think he’s actually handling it very well. He’s just a regular guy who knows he plays good tennis and he can beat the best. He will definitely come out there believing he can beat me. He’s beaten me more than I’ve beaten him, that will help him.

“I hope he hopes too badly to win the first set, and then maybe let’s his head hang again. We’ll see how it goes. I’m excited about the match.”

Federer said the first set would not mean much to him, but would be crucial for Murray, “just because of him never having won a Grand Slam before. But yesterday, against Cilic, he lost the first set and came back and cruised to the end. So that shows now that he’s really become a good champion. We always have very tactical matches so it’s going to be interesting to see what he chooses and what I choose.”

Federer said he didn’t expect Murray to attack, as he did against Rafael Nadal in their quarter-final match.

He’s never played overly offensive against me. He’s usually just keeping the ball in play and just being really tough.

“He’s one of the greatest returners we have in the game right now If he serves well on the first serve it’s tough to break him, because he’s so tough off the baseline.

“But I think against Rafa that was a unique Andy Murray we saw. Rafa was really struggling picking up Andy’s serve, whereas Cilic yesterday was returning him actually quite easily for three sets almost.

“I expect him to play sort of medium tennis, not too aggressive, not too passive, but just on the right points, and the same thing for me.“

Magical Murray Masters Cilic, Reaches Australian Open Final

Andy Murray reached his second career Grand Slam final after a tough 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory over No. 14 seed Marin Cilic in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday.



“Well, it feels good,” Murray said after the 3-hour,2-minute affair. “I mean, obviously had not had that long to think about it. But it’s obviously quite a long match. Pretty intense. A lot of nerves and stuff in the first set. But, yeah, glad I got to come through, obviously.”

The fourth-seeded Murray dropped the opening set behind two Cilic breaks but seized the lead with an incredible reverse forehand smash winner off a lob to give Murray the go-ahead break in the second set 3-2.

Of that shot Murray said, “It was really important ’cause I don’t want to say the match was slipping away from me, but the momentum was definitely with him. The beginning of the match I created, I think, more of the chances I had, you know, opportunity to break right away and didn’t take it. And he played some really aggressive tennis after that, you know, was putting me under a lot of pressure. But, yeah, that shot made a big difference.”

Cilic, who had been on court a tournament-high 18-hours, 8-minutes entering the match played crisp, error free tennis for the first 90 minutes, but the first-time Slam semifinalist soon began to fade at the hands of the surging Murray. But despite his tired legs the 6-foot-6 Croat kept battling.

Said Cilic, “In the end I’m, of course, a little bit sad because of the final result. But overall I played beginning of the match very good, and with that part I was really pleased. I think I played some great points. I was standing on the court really good. I was playing some unbelievable points there. I think later when he got back into the game in the second set when he broke me, I think he got a little bit of the momentum going and wasn’t easy after to get back into it.”

Late in the match Murray equaled if not bettered his second set break point wizardry by lasering a jaw-dropping stretch forehand winner around the netpost that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Some called it one of the tennis greatest shots ever struck.

Murray will now play the winner of Friday night’s Roger Federer vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga match in the singles final. Murray has beaten Federer in six of ten meetings and defeated Tsonga in two of three.

“Obviously Roger’s record in slams speaks for itself,” said Murray. “He had a great year last year in them making all four finals. You know, he lost the the two that he lost were incredibly tough five-setters. You know, if I’m going to play against him, it will take a special performance to win against him. But I feel like I can do that. Tsonga, he’s one of the most exciting guys to watch because of his athleticism and the way that he plays. He’s obviously had great results here in the past, so…Both obviously going to be very tough. Federer obviously has more experience than Tsonga.”

In his only prior Slam final Murray was defeated by Roger Federer at the US Open in 2008. That was also Murray’s last final appearance and a Grand Slam.

“After last year I had a few tough losses in the Grand Slams,” Murray said. “You know, Wimbledon, I had a chance to make the final there. Lost a really, really tight match against Roddick. It’s nice. It’s what you work for. It’s why at the end of the season I go to train in Miami to try and give myself the opportunity to play in these slams. Obviously, I want to try and win one.”

By winning Murray will try to become the first British man to capture a Grand Slam since Fred Perry won the 1936 US Open. Murray is also the first British player to reach the Australian Open final since John Lloyd in 1977.

“This is the best I’ve played at a slam, I think,” Murray added. “Obviously the match against Rafa was great. Tonight, the majority of the match was great, as well. But, yeah, I feel good. Physically I’m going to be fresh for the final. You know, just comes down to who plays the better tennis on the day. It’s my job to do that.”

Murray will climb to No. 3 in the ATP Rankings and jump past Novak Djokovic to No. 2 should he win on Sunday.

The men’s final will be played Sunday evening at 7:30pm in Melbourne.

Federer Stomps Tsonga, Teases Murray Entering Australian Open Final

World No. 1 Roger Federer turned back the clock on Friday at the Australian Open, looking his invincible best in thrashing Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to gain his fifth career final at the Australian Open.


“In these matches you always have to deal with how your opponent plays — but sometimes they play exactly how you want,” said Federer, who committed only 13 unforced errors over three sets, and his victory was never in doubt, unlike his early struggles against Nikolay Davydenko in the quarerfinals. “I just think it’s easier with the top players if you get them in the first set. It’s nice going through like this.”
The win was also a bit of revenge for the Swiss, who lost to Tsonga in Montreal last year. The win advanced him to a record 22nd Slam final.

For the fatigued Tsonga it was difficult going after coming off two consecutive five-set wins.

“I was just a bit more tired after the first set,” said Tsonga, the Aussie Open runner-up two years ago. “And, yeah, it was tough to play against him today. He was really good, and that’s it…sometimes you play against him again and he play just unbelievable.”

A frustrated and emotional Federer broke down crying during his post-match speech to an appreciative Aussie crowd after losing last year’s five-set final against Rafael Nadal. After cruising past Tsonga, and with the Slam-less Andy Murray waiting for him in the final rather than Nadal, Federer was in a more jovial mood.

“I know he’d like to win the first [Slam title] for British tennis since what is it, 150,000 years?” Federer joked to the crowd after the match regarding Murray. “The poor guy who has to go through those moments over and over again…”

Murray’s best Slam effort was a runner-up at the US Open in 2008, last year reaching the semis at Wimbledon, losing in the quarters at the French, and the 4th round at the Aussie Open and the US Open. Federer by contrast is appearing in his 22nd Slam final in 27 Slams contested since he won his first major at Wimbledon in 2003.

It remains to be seen whether Federer’s confidence approach versus Murray is bravado meant to intimidate his opponent, or to cover nerves. Murray’s off-speed, flow-killing game style has given the Swiss problems through their 10 career meetings thus far.

Federer has won his last two matches against Murray in tight fashion, but lost to the Brit twice last year in Indian Wells and Doha. Murray leads the career head-to-head with Federer 6-4.

Roger Federer vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — Australian Open / Semifinal

Roger Federer faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals of the 2010 Australian Open in several hours. In the quarterfinals, Federer beat Nikolay Davydenko in a bizarre four-set match while Tsonga overcame an ailing Novak Djokovic in five.

The outcome of this match is largely going to depend on Tsonga’s mental toughness and ability to focus over five sets. In previous rounds, there were times when Tsonga lost focus and, as a result, his play suffered. Against Federer, such lulls will be fatal.

Regarding tactics, this match is pretty straight forward. Tsonga needs to serve well, attack with his forehand, and keep points short to win. The question is whether he can do this for five sets. We don’t think he can and we expect Federer to win in four, advancing him to the final of the Australian Open where he’ll face Andy Murray.

What do you think? Please let us know in the comments!

TSONGA TO MEET FEDERER IN SFS, AFTER FIVE-SET WIN OVER DJOKOVIC

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga improved to 15-14 lifetime against Top 10 opponents.
Tenth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga denied Novak Djokovic an opportunity to rise to a career-high No. 2 in the South African Airways 2010 ATP Rankings, after he beat the third-seeded Serbian 7-6(8), 6-7(5), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday night to avenge his loss in the 2008 Australian Open final. Djokovic will become No. 2 if Andy Murray does not win the title.

Tsonga beat his third-seeded opponent this year at Melbourne Park, in an enthralling three-hour, 52-minute match, to set up a semi-final clash with top seed and three-time former champion Roger Federer of Switzerland. The pair will meet for the third time (1-1 overall) on Friday night.

"I have to play my best tennis," said Tsonga, when asked about the semi-final. "Roger played unbelievable again today because Nikolay was in good shape, so it's going to be tough. But like today, I will give everything and we will see."

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Djokovic drew first blood in a terrific opening to the pair's seventh meeting — their first clash since March 2009 at the Sony Ericsson Open — clinching a 2-0 lead, after Hawk Eye didn’t come to Tsonga's aid and the Frenchman hit a backhand into the net. But a double fault and backhand error by Djokovic in the third game gave Tsonga an immediate reprieve to get the first set back on serve.

Tsonga fell to 15/40 in the sixth game, but recovered to deuce with an ace and a huge forehand winner. A forehand error and volley long of the baseline gave Djokovic his second service break. He went on to close out to love for 5-2.

Djokovic created one set point at 5-4, advantage, but he hit a forehand long. He then ended a 32-stroke rally by hitting a lob long and gifted Tsonga a service break for the Frenchman’s third game in a row. Inevitably, the first set was decided on a tie-break.

Tsonga approached the net on two occasions for winners to create a first set point at 6-5, which he squandered with a wide forehand. Djokovic, too, was unable to convert a set point at 7-6, when Tsonga serve and volleyed for a winning stroke. Three successive volley winners helped Tsonga clinch the first set after 67 minutes of play.

After a slow start to the second set, Tsonga's service began to re-fire but in the fifth game Djokovic was able to set up two break point opportunities at 15/40. Tsonga gifted Djokovic a service break with a forehand in the net and the Serbian went on to lead 4-2, with a love service hold.

Tsonga capitalised on a double fault, a forehand and a backhand error to break Djokovic’s serve to love in the eighth game for 4-4. Neither player created a break point opportunity in the four remaining games to a second tie-break.

Djokovic opened up a 3-0 lead, but it only fired Tsonga into action and the pair changed end all square at 3-3, after Djokovic was twice brought to the net for clever drop shots. An 11th ace for the match gave Tsonga a 5-4 lead, but two poor drop shots gave Djokovic an easy winner and his first set point at 6-5. Djokovic levelled the scoreline at one set apiece, after he hit a forehand winner to clinch the 57-minute second set.

Tsonga, who played four and five-set matches against No. 18 seed Tommy Haas and No. 26 seed Nicolas Almagro in previous rounds, started to tire are the start of the third set.

Djokovic was unable to convert three break point opportunity in the second game — unable to direct two returns from powerful serves into the court and Tsonga saving the third point with a risky forehand winner down the line.

Tsonga fell to 0/40 in the fourth game and a backhand wide of the court handed Djokovic the advantage for a 3-1 lead. After that, the 37-minute third set quickly ran away from Tsonga.

In the first game of the fourth set, Djokovic returned to his chair holding his stomach. After Tsonga broke the Serbian’s serve for a 2-0 lead, Djokovic — taking deep breaths — rushed off the court.

"It was unfortunate that I couldn't perform on the level that I wanted to in the fourth and fifth set," admitted Djokovic afterwards. "I don't want to find excuses for my loss, but I went to vomit and I had diarrhea before the match. It's been a great tournament for me."

Although he returned, with a trainer stationed near his chair, Djokovic fell to 0/40 in the fourth game and handed Tsonga a 4-0 lead when he hit a backhand drop shot into the net.

Djokovic reeled off three straight games, including a service break in the seventh game, for 3-5, but could not deny Tsonga the fourth set. A 207 km/h ace, his 16th of the match, down the middle brought up two set points, the first of which Tsonga won when Djokovic hit a backhand down the line into the net. Tsonga committed just two unforced errors and hit four aces and seven winners in the fourth set.

At just after midnight local time, Djokovic served first in the fifth set. Three wayward strokes gave Tsonga a service break and further errors followed as he clinched a 2-0 lead.

In the third game, a forehand into the net gave Tsonga another break point opportunity with Djokovic serving at 30/40, but the Frenchman over-hit a backhand long of the baseline in the resulting rally. Djokovic then over-hit a crosscourt forehand to gift Tsonga an opportunity for 3-0, but Djokovic fought back to get his first game of the deciding set.

Djokovic looked a beaten man in the fifth game, when he dropped to 0/40 on serve. A double fault gave Tsonga a commanding 4-1 lead and Djokovic walked to his chair with his head in his towel.

Tsonga only grew in confidence, firing up supporters in Rod Laver Arena with an outstanding scrambled winner off a Djokovic drop shot. Djokovic dropped to 15/40 at 1-5, after Tsonga hit a forehand winner down the line.

Victory for Tsonga, came one point later. He now holds a 15-14 lifetime record against Top 10 opponents. The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam championship where he has advanced past the fourth round.

"I'm stronger, physically stronger [than in 2008]," said Tsonga. "I think I have more than one way to play, and this is why I'm better."

Federer Tsonga Australian Open (Video)

22nd Grand Slam is on its way for Federer since he beats Tsonga in the Australian Open Semifinal. Now the final will be between Andy Murray and Roger Federer on Sunday. Last year’s final also saw Federer but as a runner-up; the winner was Rafael Nadal that made an early exit from the tournament this year.
28-year-old Swiss pro Roger Federer advances to the ultimate challenge of Australian Open in style by beating his rival Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Petsonga, the 24-year-old French tennis star by 6-2, 6-3 and 6-2. This would be fifth occasion that the Swiss star would be playing the final at Australian Open and should he win this year; his Grand Slam titles’ total would reach 22.


His rival in the biggest challenge Scottish Andrew “Andy” Murray is much younger in age and experience though yet he’s fully charged up and all set to accept the challenge on upcoming final on Sunday. Out of his five outings at the Australian Open, Roger Federer has succeeded on three occasions and it wouldn’t be that easy for Andy against Federer as it proved against Rafael Nadal.
A surprise and unexpected victory in a platter courtesy of an unexpected knee injury to Rafael in the quarterfinal match helped Murray advance through to the final and it is anticipated that this would be the toughest match for Andy Murray. Though Federer has some bad memories associated with the venue from 2009 when he was forced to leave the court with eyes full of tears following a defeat against Rafael Nadal therefore; this time he must appear fully composed and equipped.

Federer Tsonga Australian Open 2010 Results

For athe results on the Australian Open 2010 championship match with Federer and Tsonga, who won? FInd out the whole details. We had their scheduled match earlier today. For those who missed to watch the Federer Tsonga Australian Open 2010 match, You can always check on the results and the replay once they are available on ESPN. We continue for the next step in the Australian Open 2010 as Roger Federer wins over Jo- Wilfried Tsonga. And his the finals commense as Roger Federer face on next Andy Murray for the Australian Open 2010 Championship. The following details below are the Details behind the Federer and Tsonga Australian Open 2010 Match up Results.
Australian Open Live Scores Federer vs Tsonga:
1st set: Federer wins and takes the set at 6-2
2nd set: Federer still takes away the second match at 6-3
3rd set: Federer wins the game and beats Tsonga at 6-2
Stay tune for the recap video right below, we will be posting soon live listings on the next match for the Australian Open 2010 champioship! cheers!

Mary Lynn Rajskub Talks 24 and Kiefer Sutherland’s Hobby

The stars of the hugely popular hit series “24,” were out in full force recently, to celebrate the season 8 premiere. And according to foxnews.com, Fox411 was there to speak to some of the show’s stars about what’s to come in the upcoming season.

And actress Mary Lynn Rajskub, who many of you will know as the character of Chloe O’Brian, gave fans a little information about Kiefer Sutherland, who plays the one and only Jack Bauer on the show, which they may not necessarily know.

According to Rajskub, the fans’ favorite action hero actually likes to spend his time in-between takes, relaxing and playing a quick game of chess. But while Kiefer prefers a more relaxing form of preparation, different can be said about Freddie Prinze Jr.

Freddie, who has starred in the “Scooby-Doo” movies and is married to Sarah Michelle Geller, told 411 that the way he prepared himself for the character of Cole Ortiz, was by learning about life as a soldier, as well as getting himself in shape.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub was in New York last night to celebrate the eighth season premiere of the hit show 24, in which she appears as Chloe O’Brian.

Mary told Fo411 about actions scenes, what to expect in the next season, and also what it’s like to work with Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland.

Rajskub told 411, that one thing fans may not know about Sutherland, is that the fans favourite TV action hero, spends a lot of his in between takes time, relaxing with a quick game of chess.

Freddie Prinze Jr, was also in New York, and told 411 about his preparations for his role as Cole Ortiz, by learning about life as a soldier, while also getting himself in physical shape.



Prinze said,“It was much more [about] understanding military protocol and looking for those opportunities in the script as far as character choices.” “But as far as training, you just have to eat better, make sure you work out [and] don’t eat fried chicken as much as you’d like, which sucks.”

Rajskub, born in 1971, is an American Actress and Comedian.

She was born and raised in Trenton, Michigan. Her father is of Czech descent was a pipe-fitter, and her mother a pharmacist assistant.

Rajskub moved to L.A. and worked in Hard Rock Cafe, and a ticket taker at the Beverly Center movie theater, before becoming an actress.

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There has been great controversy regarding recent statements made by televangelist Pat Robertson regarding the 7.0 Haiti earthquake that has devastated the nation and killed over 1 lac people.
Pat Robertson released a statement on his CBN website stating that the comments were taken out of context.
The statement released on the website said that Pat Robertson was speaking about Haiti’s history and the 1791 slave rebellion led by Dutty Boukman at Bois Caiman. There is a link to the Boukman ceremony as it pertains to the history of Haiti. The statement also indicates that Pat Robertson’s compassion for the Haitian people is evident if you listen to the video in context. According to the video, Pat Robertson believes that Haiti has been cursed due to the Dutty Boukman treaty that sparked the Haitian Revolution and that is evidenced by the nation’s abject poverty.
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Check the Red Cross Haiti Donation – Pat Robertson Haiti Comments Video – Haiti Earthquake News – Rush Limbaugh Haiti Comments. As of this time the | Pat Robertson Haiti Comments Video | Haiti Earthquake News | Rush Limbaugh Haiti now tops to $8 million tru mobile texting. The red cross disaster relief is now trying to cope up with the needs of the Haitans. Haiti Earthquake News is everywhere and it invloves personalities with thier comments. Rush Limbaugh, a contoversial radio talk host made a tremor of his own comments. The radio talk host is being fired for counselling the masses not to donate to Haitan through the fund assisted by the White House.

Pat Robertson, the televangelist, is now tangled in a controversy about his remarks around the crushing earthquake in Haiti. On the face of it, he claims the calamity a “blessing in disguise” due to a treaty with the devil Haiti built with the devil in the 1700s. Robertson alleges his cites were brought out of context. You may check the Pat Robertson Haiti Comments Video below. You may also check some of the video clips taken at Haiti Earthquake Video.

Rush Limbaugh Stands by Haiti Comments

Controversial conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh is defending earlier comments in which he accused President Obama of using the disaster in Haiti for political gain.

"I do believe that everything is political to this president," Limbaugh said on his radio show yesterday. "Everything this president sees is a political opportunity, including Haiti, and he will use it to burnish his credentials with minorities in this country and around the world, and to accuse Republicans of having no compassion."

President Obama has dedicated $100 million for immediate relief efforts in Haiti, calling it a "top priority." The president has not politicized the matter or criticized Republicans' response to the disaster. Republicans, in fact, have largely expressed their support for the president's efforts.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs did accuse Limbaugh specifically of having no compassion after his original remarks: "I think in times of great crisis, there are always people that say really stupid things," Gibbs said yesterday. "I don't know how anybody -- I don't know how anybody could sit where he does, having enjoyed the success that he has, and not feel some measure of sorrow for what has happened in Haiti."

The conservative magazine the National Review defended a portion of Limbaugh's original comments in which he questioned the effectiveness of giving aid to Haiti via the government.

"On the facts, Rush is right," writes Jim Geraghty. "The tale of U.S. foreign aid to Haiti is maddening, as well-meaning Americans dump more and more money to alleviate suffering, only to see little or no actual improvement in the living conditions on the ground."

Geraghty points to a Reuters article outlining a history of corrupt and weak civil services in Haiti that has slowed the distribution of American aid. Now, in the aftermath of this giant earthquake, the biggest challenge for government and private relief efforts alike is the lack of infrastructure available to move supplies.

Former President Bill Clinton on the CBS "Early Show" disputed Limbaugh's earlier claims that "we've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax."

"Well that's just not true," Clinton said. "We give a modest amount of aid."

It will take significant resources to help the people of Haiti recover. CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports that the American public has responded to the Haiti crisis so far by donating more than $8 million to the American Red Cross for Haiti relief — $10 dollars at a time — by texting HAITI to 90999. The Red Cross successfully implemented the text-to-donate solution with the assistance of the U.S. State Department and the promotion of the Obama Administration.

Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh Haiti comments draw fire

Leave it to certain commentators to display unique interpretations of compassion and reason when everyone else is merely adhering to the traditional definitions of the words.

When most people are using their time and efforts to brainstorm ways to help the citizens of Haiti, who have no doubt endured massive suffering after Tuesday’s huge earthquake, Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh opted to use theirs in a decidedly different fashion Wednesday.

Robertson, the go-to guy for agreeing with outlandish premises surrounding victim-blaming after horrific tragedies, said that the reason for Haiti’s earthquake was that the nation-state made a deal with the devil. Lest you think that College News is exaggerating Robertson’s Church Lady-like proclamations, there’s video of Robertson stating the following (via):



Robertson: “Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about. [Haitians] were under the heel of the French...and they got together and swore a pact to the Devil. They said, ‘we will serve you if you’ll get us free from the French.’ True story. And the Devil said, ‘OK it’s a deal.’ Ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after another.”

Never letting one to get useless facts in the way of good rhetoric, Robertson’s statements conveniently ignore the fact that, like that 80 percent of Haitians identify themselves as Roman Catholics, with Protestants representing a distant second place with 16 percent. But, you know, voodoo is spooky, and even if one person practicing it means that the whole country has gotta go. God had some Old Testament wrathin’ to do, apparently.

But while you could certainly excuse Robertson’s remarks as Pat just being Pat, it takes a certain kind of mind to take a tragedy and politicize it.

(Rush Limbaugh enters the room).

Did anyone else feel a chill?

On his radio program Wednesday morning, Rusty said that President Barack Obama and company would use Haiti to get closer to the “light-skinned and dark-skinned black [communities] in this country” while adding that the U.S. has “already donated to Haiti. It’s called the U.S. income tax.”

Listen to excerpts here and here.

If you were wondering who would be so cynical as to suggest that a president would use a monumental tragedy to gain support amongst a group of voters who already overwhelmingly support him--to the tune of 89 percent who view him favorably, natch--well, now you have your answer.

There’s perhaps a point to be made about private organizations and individuals helping out on their own. But, of course, local churches and government have been helping each other out since Katrina hit. It’s not like they have to be mutually exclusive or anything.

But hey, why deal with subtleties when canned outrage will suffice?

Limbaugh: 'We've Already Donated To Haiti, It's Called US Income Tax' (VIDEO)

Well, it didn't take long for conservative firebrand Rush Limbaugh to use the crisis in Haiti to attack President Obama politically. On his radio show yesterday Limbaugh said the earthquake in Haiti will play right into Obama's hands by allowing him to play up his "compassionate" and "humanitarian" credentials, and that the President will use this crisis to "boost his credibility with the black community."

As if that weren't enough, Limbaugh also pivoted off a caller who complained about Obama directing the public to the White House website to find charitable organizations operating in Haiti to promote a conspiracy theory that finding these charities via the White House website puts your money at risk of not reaching Haitians.

Limbaugh also seems to feel we've done enough already for Haiti: "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax."

Critics Choice Awards 2010 Winners Update

WE finally have the list of the winners in this Critics Choice Awards 2010 for the movies. as this Get to Critics Choice Awards 2010 premieres this January 15, 2010, see the complete list right below for the winners in the Critics Choice Awards 2010. The list of the winners for this Critics Choice Awards 2010 is updates right below. We had one fun run this night as the results dropped in, we will be having the details on this Critics Choice Awards 2010 winners right below.

Detailsjust came in as to who and what movies are the winners for this Critics Choice Awards 2010. And they are found right below. Stay tune for more updates, as we give try and give you guys the video to watch. Find out who are the whos in this list of final winners. Enjoy!
Critics Choice Awards 2010 Winners
BEST PICTURE – The Hurt Locker, BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR -Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds , BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mo’Nique – Precious, BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS – Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones, BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – Inglourious Basterds, BEST DIRECTING – Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds, BEST SCORE -
Michael Giacchino – Up,BEST MAKEUP – district 9, BEST VISUAL EFFECTS- Avatar, BEST SOUND – Avatar,

Meryl Streep: My Daughters Don’t Take My Advice

Critics’ Choice Movies Awards Best Actress winner Meryl Streep has two daughters who are pursuing acting careers of their own. We asked the stunning star what kind of advice she’s offered them, and it turns out they aren’t all that interested in what their Oscar-winning mama has to say. “They don’t ask me for advice, they give me advice,” reveals the Julie and Julia star. “‘Don’t wear that,’ stuff like that. But I’ve told them, don’t do anything you don’t want to do, which is good advice for anybody in any profession.”

“Actors just have this,” she says, pointing at her body, “it’s all they have. You’re very vulnerable, as an actor. And tough stuff comes your way. I hope they hold on to their love of it. God knows I encouraged them to enter the sciences, or anything else, But they love it, they’re wonderful and both my daughters who are being actresses now are very talented and very different from each other. ”

Meryl, we’ll take your advice any day. Adopt us, please? And while you’re at it, can you teach us how to make our skin glow like yours?

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Calling Ed Helms A Heartthrob Leaves Him Tongue-Tied

We’ve been a fan of Ed Helms since we first saw him do improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NYC back in the day, and every lady we know holds a serious torch for the bespectacled funny guy. He’s handsome, charming, and a banjo-playing machine - the complete package, obvs. So when we caught up with Ed in the press room at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, we had to ask him what he thought about his heartthrob status. Turns out, all the lady attention makes him a wee bit tongue-tied.

“Really?” He asked incredulously, when we mentioned all our swooning gal pals. “I want all of their numbers.”

But then we, uh, made the mistake of calling Ed an “alternative heartthrob” (what can we say, we were nervous - it came out wrong!) and things got a little awkward. “I’ll try not to be insulted by the term ‘alternative heartthrob,’” he teased, adding that the lady admiration, “feels alternatively good.”

Whenever you want those numbers, let us know Ed! [Photo: GettyImages]

Sandra Bullock And Meryl Streep Share An Award - And Some Tongue (Video)

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Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock did more than share a best actress award at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards — they shared a little tongue, too! In the annals of awards show make-outs (Britney Spears and Madonna at the VMA’s in 2003, Halle Berry and Jamie Foxx last year’s Spike Awards and Angelina Jolie and her very own brother at the 2000 Oscars), this kiss wasn’t the hottest or the longest. But that’s only because Meryl didn’t give in to Sandra’s balls-out, open-mouthed advance. See the action below.

Critics’ Choice Awards: The Show, The Winners

Leading up to this weekend’s Golden Globe Awards, the stars were out in full force for the 2010 Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California on Friday night (January 15).

With Tinseltown’s biggest names in attendance, stars such as Zac Efron, Adam Lambert, Sandra Bullock and Anna Kendrick all took their turns walking the arrivals carpet ahead of the evening’s ceremony.



With James Cameron’s “Avatar” coming out the big winner, other honorees included Jeff Bridges as Best Actor and a tie for Best Actress between Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep.

A complete list of the night’s winners is as follows:

BEST ACTOR

Jeff Bridges – “Crazy Heart”

BEST ACTRESS (Tie)

Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side

Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Mo’Nique, Precious

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Inglourious Basterds

BEST DIRECTING

Kathryn Bigelow – “The Hurt Locker”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner , Up in the Air

BEST ACTION MOVIE

Avatar

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Up

BEST COMEDY

The Hangover

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Mauro Fiore, Avatar

BEST ART DIRECTION

Avatar

BEST EDITING

Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Avatar

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar

BEST SOUND

Avatar

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Sandy Powell – “The Young Victoria”

BEST MAKEUP

District 9

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Grey Gardens

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Broken Embraces

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The Cove

BEST SONG

“The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart

BEST SCORE

Up

2010 Critics Choice Awards Recap and Awards Winners List Revealed

The 2010 Critics Choice Awards were given out to the winners Friday night. The 2010 Critics Choice Awards winners list comprises some great films from the 2009 year in film, and covers many different genres. The winners of the 2010 Critics Choice Awards could also give some insight into


2010 Critics Choice Awards Recap and Awards Winners List Revealed
who might be getting Academy Awards nominations when they come out later this winter, and could even tip the hand of who the Oscar favorites might be. This is the show where the critics get to decide what there favorite films and performances were from the past year, and where box office totals don't mean much when it comes to their voting styles.

Some of the early winners at the 2010 Critics Choice Awards included Inglourious Basterds for Best Acting Ensemble, Avatar for Best Action Movie, and Christoph Waltz for Best Supporting Actor. Avatar also took home several additional awards that included Best Editing and Best Art Direction. The Best Young Actor or Actress went to Saoirse Ronan of The Lovely Bones, who put in an absolutely brilliant performance in that film.

When they got to the writing awards it got interesting with Up In The Air winning Best Adapted Screenplay. The winner of Best Original Screenplay went to Inglourious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino over Jason Reitman's Up In The Air, Clint Eastwood's Invictus, Lee Daniels with Precious, James Cameron's Avatar, and Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker.

In the larger awards, Mo'Nique won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Precious, Up was named the Best Animated Film, Jeff Bridges won Best Actor (he was in Crazy Heart), and Best Director went to Kathryn Bigelow who made The Hurt Locker. This win makes Kathryn Bigelow the first woman to ever win the award for Best Director, and it was well deserving for her great film.

The winner for Best Actress ended up actually being a tie this year when it was announced by actor Bradley Cooper. The winners of Best Actress were Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock (who was in The Blind Side).

2010 Critics’ Choice Awards: Gabby Sidibe

Sure to be one of the faves at tonight's show, Miss Precious herself looked just that on the red carpet tonight. Her LBD had a little something extra with its two-tone lace top and she smartly added a pashmina to keep her warm. What do you think of Gabby's look tonight? Is it a winner?

JEFF BRIDGES, BEST ACTOR: CRITICS CHOICE AWARD

"What am I wearing?" that’s best actor winner Jeff Bridges (for Scott Cooper’s Crazy Heart), having to look inside his tux to figure out who designed it. As for the his chances of taking home a best actor Academy Award, Bridges remarked he wasn’t counting "the chickens" though he was thankful because "these awards, that’s how we get people into the theaters."
Bridges, who thus far has been the most unactorish winner backstage, also talked about different topics, from his 33-year marriage ("I’m madly in love with my wife. It was love at first sight") to the first time he got nominated for an Oscar, back in 1972 for The Last Picture Show, to stepping on John Wayne’s shoes in the True Grit remake.

2010 Critics' Choice Award Winners: Should They Get Their Oscar Speeches Ready?

The Hurt Locker Wins Best Picture at the 2010 Critics' Choice Awards

The 2010 Critics' Choice Awards ceremony winners are likely excited about their win, but their minds could possibly already be on their chances of clutching that gold statuette. Like any other awards show, the winners provided us with some titillating moments.



2010 Critics' Choice Award Winners: Should They Get Their Oscar Speeches Ready?
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Critics' Choice Winners' Oscar Chances

In the 10 years, an astonishing amount of winners have gone on to receive an Academy Award in the same category. According to Reuters, 80 percent of the Critics' Choice Awards' Best Picture winners go on to win an Oscar. Seventy percent of Best Director, Actor and Actress winners also bring home an Oscar.

The Golden Globe Awards, which airs this Sunday, has slightly less of a success rate. In the same ten years, 60 percent of Best Director winners and 50% of Best Director winners go on to win an Oscar.

2010 Critics' Choice Awards Show Winner Highlights

Kathryn Bigelow beat out ex-husband and box office giant James Cameron to win Best Director. This was the first time a woman has won in this category. Her movie, The Hurt Locker, also topped Cameron's Avatar, winning the Best Picture Critics' Choice Award.

Avatar won Best Action Movie and also took home five other Critics' Choice Awards. They were for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.

Sandra Bullock expressed her astonishment on tying with Meryl Streep for Best Actress with the word "bulls--t." She then went on to kiss Streep full on the mouth.

John Kransinski and Amy Poehler donned a Pretty in Pink prom wardrobe, as the 2010 Critics' Choice Awards paid tribute to late director John Hughes. Death Cab For Cutie played The Breakfast Club's "Don't You (Forget About Me)."

2010 Critics' Choice Award Winners

Best Adapted Screenplay: Up In the Air, by Jason Reitman

Best Original Screenplay: Inglorious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino

Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious

Other Nominees: Marion Cotillard (Nine), Vera Farmiga (Up In the Air), Anna Kendrick (Up In the Air), Julianne Moore (A Single Man), Samantha Morton (The Messenger).

The 2010 Critics’ Choice Awards: Best Actors, Best Films

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Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock have something in common: they are all winners at this year’s edition of Critics’ Choice Awards – best actor and best actress categories (a tie for Streep and Bullock). As expected, the film that scored best is Avatar, six wins in the categories best action movie, best visual effects, best cinematography (Mauro Fiore), best sound, best art direction (Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg), and best editing (Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron).

The Hurt Locker got two awards, topping Avatar as best picture, and best director (Kathryn Bigelow). Other awards: best supporting actor Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds), best supporting actress Mo’Nique (Precious), best acting ensemble Inglourious Basterds, best original screenplay Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds), best adapted screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air), best animated feature Up, best young actor/actress (under 21) Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones), best comedy The Hangover, best picture made for television Grey Gardens, best foreign language film Broken Embraces, best documentary feature The Cove, best song “The Weary Kind” (Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett), Crazy Heart, best score Michael Giacchino (Up), best costume design Sandy Powell (The Young Victoria), best makeup (District 9).

These are all well deserved awards, for impeccable professionals. As it always happens the tabloid media lost focus of what really mattered, and highlighted other occurrences during the ceremony, like Meryl Streep’s unfortunate proximity to Sandra Bullock, who in the heat of the moment forgot for a while that she was in the presence of a lady. Sandra Bullock tried to make history, attempting to “french kiss” Meryl Streep. This puts Meryl Streep on the same list with Britney Spears, Madonna, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx and Angelina Jolie, all characters who, at a moment in time displayed a little too much enthusiasm and made the headlines for something other than their talents.

Critics' Choice Awards 2010 Pay Tribute To Late Director John Hughes

John Krasinski and Amy Poehler joined forces with Death Cab for Cutie to pay tribute to late director John Hughes at the on Friday night (January 15).

Krasinski and Poehler, dressed as "Pretty in Pink" best friends Duckie and Andie, recalled what made Hughes such a legendary and unique director. Poehler wore Andie's homemade pink prom dress, while Krasinski donned Duckie's famous fedora and blazer.


"To call anyone the voice of a generation sounds overblown and cliché," Poehler said. "It's hard to think of a filmmaker who made so many movies so many of us know by heart."

Recalling the memorable lines from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," she added, "When we watch a John Hughes movie, we learn that life moves pretty fast. It's hard to find anyone not moved or defined by John Hughes. John Hughes, we thank you for everything,"

"And we miss you," Krasinski chimed in before a montage of Hughes' most-loved films played, including scenes from "Pretty in Pink," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Uncle Buck," "The Breakfast Club" and "Home Alone."

Death Cab for Cutie closed out the tribute with their own spin on the classic "Breakfast Club" anthem "Don't You (Forget About Me)," originally performed by Simple Minds, as classic images from Hughes' now-iconic films played in the background.

"John Hughes was very much a captain of our youthful revolution," Death Cab drummer Jason McGerr told MTV News before the show. "Every movie he has ever made is ingrained in our brains, and 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' is a song we all fell in love with."

Critics Choice Awards 2010 Nominees

Critics Choice Awards 2010 – The Broad Cast Film Critics Association Awards, commonly called the Critics’ Choice Awards, are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Nominees are selected by written ballots in a week-long voting period, and are announced in December.
This year, the Critics Choice Awards 2010 will be held at the Hollywood Palladium. Red carpet arrivals of various artists will begin at 4PM. The Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony will begin promptly at 6PM.
VH1 Television Network will broadcast this year’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards live.
This year, the Crtics Choice Awards 2010 nominees were announced last December 19, 2009. Here are the nominees for the Critics Choice Awards 2010:
BEST PICTURE
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Nine
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air
BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
George Clooney – Up In The Air
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Viggo Mortensen – The Road
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
BEST ACTRESS
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon – Invictus
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Christian McKay – Me And Orson Welles
Alfred Molina – An Education
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard – Nine
Vera Farmiga – Up In The Air
Anna Kendrick – Up In The Air
Mo’Nique – Precious
Julianne Moore – A Single Man
Samantha Morton – The Messenger
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Jae Head – The Blind Side
Bailee Madison – Brothers
Max Records – Where The Wild Things Are
Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Road
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious
Star Trek
Up In The Air
BEST DIRECTING
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
James Cameron – Avatar
Lee Daniels – Precious
Clint Eastwood – Invictus
Jason Reitman – Up In The Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – A Serious Man
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – (500) Days Of Summer
Bob Peterson, Peter Docter – Up
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach – Fantastic Mr. Fox
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell – District 9
Geoffrey Fletcher – Precious
Tom Ford, David Scearce – A Single Man
Nick Hornby – An Education
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner – Up In The Air
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Princess And The Frog
Up
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
BEST COMEDY
(500) Days Of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
The Proposal
Zombieland
BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Gifted Hands
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Taking Chance
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Anvil
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Cove
Food, Inc.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
BEST SONG
“All Is Love” – Karen O, Nick Zinner – Where The Wild Things Are
“Almost There” – Randy Newman – The Princess And The Frog
“Cinema Italiano” – Maury Yeston – Nine
“(I Want To) Come Home” – Paul McCartney – Everybody’s Fine
“The Weary Kind” – T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham – Crazy Heart
BEST SCORE
Michael Giacchino – Up
Marvin Hamlisch – The Informant!
Randy Newman – The Princess and the Frog
Karen O, Carter Burwell – Where The Wild Things Are
Hans Zimmer – Sherlock Holmes
Who do you think will win the 2010 Critics Choice Awards in each category above? Let’s find out as we watch the Critics Choice Awards 2010.

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Sandra Bullock stays classic in a black fringe corseted Alberta Ferretti cocktail dress at the 2010 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday (January 15) in Hollywood, Calif.
The 45-year-old actress is nominated for Best Actress for her work in The Blind Side. She’s up against Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) and Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia).

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The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.

The 15th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, January 15, 2010, at the Hollywood Palladium. Red carpet arrivials will begin at 4PM. The Critics' Choice Awards ceremony will begin promptly at 6PM.

VH1 Television Network will broadcast this year’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards live.

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Sandra Bullock And Meryl Streep Share An Award - And Some Tongue

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Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock did more than share a best actress award at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards — they shared a little tongue, too! In the annals of awards show make-outs (Britney Spears and Madonna at the VMA’s in 2003, Halle Berry and Jamie Foxx last year’s Spike Awards and Angelina Jolie and her very own brother at the 2000 Oscars), this kiss wasn’t the hottest or the longest. But that’s only because Meryl didn’t give in to Sandra’s balls-out, open-mouthed advance. See the action below.