When people expect a perfect draw, what are they expecting?
balanced.
Just like the World Cup.
Although the knockout stage is the showdown for the championship, many fans believe that the real excitement lies in the group stage and the first half of the knockout stage.
First, teams from different countries have appeared one after another to show their strength on the World Cup stage; and when the strong teams have not fully entered the state, they have created dangerous situations, even tied or even defeated the strong teams in the group stage.
Thrilling and suspenseful, it is always full of surprises.
Secondly, the traditional strong teams practice cooperation and find their form through the group stage, hoping to enter the knockout rounds and prepare step by step for the championship. The closer the first half of the game is, the closer and more intense it is. You come and I go.
Collisions are often full of surprises, reinterpreting competitive sports.
It is precisely because of this that when drawing lots, people often do not want to see groups with too big a gap in strength:
Although the one-sided crushing looks easy and refreshing, there is no thrilling chemical reaction; moreover, the strong teams did not feel the intensity of the competition in the group stage, and may not be able to keep up with the rhythm entering the knockout stage. Instead, they were upset and stopped early. This is
This is a result that fans do not want to see.
Therefore, the death group is very good, exciting and exciting, but the real perfect draw still needs to pay attention to balance after all.
Generally speaking, event organizers favor the death group, because it means a strong collision, which means that the strong team may be eliminated early, causing unexpected bloodshed and capture, which is beneficial to the ratings; neutral fans and the general public favor balance and a hundred flowers blooming.
The exciting showdown between the heroes is beautiful——
It is precisely because of this that every time after the Champions League or World Cup draw results come out, netizens cry "shady" when they see the shocking death groupings.
Obviously, the audience is looking forward to seeing a more balanced draw, not only to support their own teams, but also to compete in the knockout stages.
The same goes for tennis.
This year's French Open draw is called "perfect", not only because of the top eight matches, but also because each division is relatively even, which is indeed rare.
In District 2/4, Murray is in charge and faces Ferrer in the quarterfinals.
Like the 1/4 section, Murray and Ferrer are also players with bright spots in this year's clay court season, and their matchup is just right.
The former remains undefeated in the clay court season, and his winning odds are second only to Djokovic. He and Djokovic are the only two players to win all the French Open warm-up matches this year.
The latter is still "stable". Although there is no championship in the clay court season, Ferrer's competitiveness should not be forgotten at any time in any event.
If the two players meet in the quarterfinals, it will be a tough battle. Murray is temporarily leading with nine wins and five losses, but Ferrer maintains a complete victory on clay.
In addition, Simon, Pospisil, Kyrgios, Isner, Goffin, Cilic, Troicki, Mayer and other players have gathered together. There are high-profile new generation players who have also performed well.
A Mesozoic player who is always stable. Although he lacks clay court masters, his strength is average.
Among them, the most popular one is undoubtedly Kyrgios. His upset victory over Federer in Madrid made people believe that he can make a difference...
But the real professionals will know the performance of Goffin. This small player just defeated Tsonga in Rome last week, and benefited from Murray's withdrawal to advance to the quarter-finals, almost unseating Ferrer.
Come and stop with regret——
Don’t forget that Belgium also has a large number of clay courts. The players emerging here cannot be said to be clay court experts, but they are definitely not weak.
Maybe, with a little luck and a little spark, there could be a dark horse in this division.
In Zone 3/4, Federer takes charge and faces Berdych in the quarterfinals.
Whether Federer or Berdych, both are familiar faces. The overall performance of both players this year's clay court season has been slightly ups and downs. There are high moments and low moments, so the focus is not on their strength, but on reaching Roland Garrison.
The state after Los.
Of course, there is no need to elaborate on these.
This partition is really
Just what's interesting is the other players:
First, two key local French players hope to enter this division, Monfils and Puy, as well as two wild card local players.
Compared with Australia, France's generation of players is very comprehensive. Tsonga, Monfils, Gasquet, and Simon all occupy a place in the professional tennis world. Each has its own merits and different styles. On the contrary, it is the "post-90s" generation of young players who make the most of it.
People are anxious, there is only one Puy at the moment.
At this year's French Open, the performance of the host country's players has also attracted much attention.
Secondly, a series of worthy focus figures, Wawrinka, Gulbis, Karlovich, Schwarzman.
Thirdly, there are powerful clay-court masters, Gar Lopez, Pablo Cueva, Krizan, Lajovic, Granollers, Damir Dezuch (dar-
dzur) and so on.
Objectively speaking, neither Federer nor Berdych are authentic clay court players. At the same time, their status has been ups and downs this season. Although they are still optimistic about meeting the quarterfinals, it will not be surprising if there is an upset. The grand occasion of a hundred schools of thought contending will undoubtedly make this
Zoning has become the biggest highlight this year.
Especially Monfils and Wawrinka, these are two names that cannot be ignored. They both have the ability to attack the quarterfinals.
Death partition?
Can't say.
But professionals have also said that this should be a division with a relatively open competitive landscape, and there should be a scuffle before the quarterfinals.
In area 4/4, Gao Wen is in charge and the quarterfinals will face Nadal.
If you must choose a division of death, then it must be here. Whether it is Gao Wen or Nadal, they will not give up the victory easily; moreover, this group of eight quarterfinals is also the closest and most intense among the four divisions.
The most suspenseful group, anything is possible.
Of course, the two players also need to go through some tests if they want to advance to the quarterfinals. Especially for Gao Wen, the first clay court Grand Slam is not that easy.
In the partition, you can see a series of familiar names:
Moreover, it is particularly noteworthy that Coric, Sock, Busta, Thiem and a series of names of the new generation of "post-90s" players are all crowded here, plus Dimitrov and Gao Wen both
Falling into this subdivision, it is also nicknamed by the media as the gathering place of "Youth Storm".
The media once again emphasized that Gao Wen is definitely the leader of the younger generation. It is precisely because of this that young players are eager to defeat Gao Wen to prove themselves, and as the season progresses, there will be more and more such challenges. Now come
At the French Open, they seemed to have a chance.
However, "balance" is definitely the main theme of this year's draw, even in small divisions.
The above-mentioned players are all scattered in different positions in the draw. If they want to advance to Gao Wen or Nadal, they may need to face competition with each other——
This means that the draw difficulty of Nadal and Gauvin is relatively average; at the same time, it also means that there may be exciting duels in each round, and the highlights of the event will be distributed every day in the first week.