if anything emily would dislike the outcome here. but a draw is a draw.
i suppose a draw could weigh nationality as well as seeding, at least quadrant wise. but it would be less blind
A draw is a draw if it is rationale. Since we don't know the full mechanism of the draw, doubts arise.
If I were WNT king, I'd just rank the players 1-64 regardless of how they got there. Their reward for getting to thru via the winners side is just playing three matches.
The loser side players had to put in a lot of work to get into the knockout stage. They were punished enough.
My goal would not be to give the loser side players a break. The goal would to give top seeded players who qualified on the winners side a break. Gorst should not have to face an SVB-like player so early.
Yes, SVB would benefit too by this approach. He would come in on the loser's side, but end up playing a lower ranked player who might have gotten through via winners qualification. But so what? He earned his WNT ranking with good performances over time.
Whatever. The draw is the draw. But if you want ESPN to take notice, the current draw system is not ideal.
