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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="upsets">upsets</span> – <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wayside">wayside</span>.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprises">surprises</span>.</p><p><span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> “<span word="seeded">seeded</span>”, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeded">seeded</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 2 <span word="seeded">seeded</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="seeding">seeding</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="going">going</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climax">climax</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unsavory">unsavory</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Form">Form</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> – <span word="some">some</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>, <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Anyhow">Anyhow</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="form">form</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="form">form</span>” (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>). <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="form">form</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="off">off</span> <span word="form">form</span>”, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p>
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