AO Draw ceremony starts NOW

[NamRanger]

I really don't think Roddick could WIN the AO, that's a stretch, but stranger things have happened, his draw is OK until Djoko unless Nalby is on fire but Roddick can probably outserve him...

Nalbandian is a terrible match-up, and Kohlschrieber beat Roddick here last year. Ferrero is no walk over, and Llorda could always outplay Roddick. Roddick definitely has the hardest draw out of the top 10.

 

[zagor]

Just when I had you figured out you say something like this. :shock:

It's not that suprising if you have been paying attention to all NF's posts.As I've said before a few times,I really don't think he's as bad as much as he's getting the flak here.Yes some of his posts can be considered trolling but it's not like he doesn't make some good points as well and can be surprsingly objective at times.He's also a true fan of Nadal,I'd bet even if Nadal stopped winning anything he'd still be his fan and I personally respect that.

Even though I'm a big Fed fan NF never gets on my nerves or anything like that,not even when he's bashing Fed cause I always felt it was more due to retaliation for Fed fans bashing Nadal than some real hatred towards Fed from him(unlike some other posters who truly are distrubingly negative towards Fed,mostly some Sampras fans).He's okay in my book although most people here wil disagree with me on that.

 

[Philcoa]

What's with this draw nonsense?

I don't understand why a draw is needed as it defeats the purpose of seeding. The object of seeding is to create a merit draw enabling the two players adjudged to be best to meet in the final and to avoid the rest of the top thirty-two players eliminating each other in the earlier rounds. In the round of thirty-two and assuming the seeds all win, number 1 should play number 32, number 2 should play number 31 and so on until number 16 plays number 17. The number 1 seed should play the first match of each round.

In this tournament, Nadal is nominally seeded number 1 but Federer is the actual number 1. Federer plays first and Federer will enjoy the resulting extra day of rest over Nadal. Also, Federer is drawn against weaker opposition than Nadal. For example, in the round of eight, Federer faced the number 8 seed while Nadal will play the number 6 seed.

Scrap the draw and stick with the seeding plan.

 

[westside]

I don't understand why a draw is needed as it defeats the purpose of seeding. The object of seeding is to create a merit draw enabling the two players adjudged to be best to meet in the final and to avoid the rest of the top thirty-two players eliminating each other in the earlier rounds. In the round of thirty-two and assuming the seeds all win, number 1 should play number 32, number 2 should play number 31 and so on until number 16 plays number 17. The number 1 seed should play the first match of each round.

In this tournament, Nadal is nominally seeded number 1 but Federer is the actual number 1. Federer plays first and Federer will enjoy the resulting extra day of rest over Nadal. Also, Federer is drawn against weaker opposition than Nadal. For example, in the round of eight, Federer faced the number 8 seed while Nadal will play the number 6 seed.

Scrap the draw and stick with the seeding plan.

Well this is probably the most....interesting....thing i've read in a while.

You don't think that your theory would make it a tad predictable?