But in a negotiation where neither side can have what it really wants, and where the least bad solution is as good as it gets, worrying too much about fairness can be suicidal.
Her Sydney triumph showed the benefit of her fitness work and if she gets deep into the tournament, no one will want to see Kvitova on the other side of the net.
Billy Elliot winningly forsook his mining heritage to pursue a post-industrial career in ballet, pirouetting past the picketlines, but his dream was ultimately embraced by the community, whose whip-round gets him to the big London audition.
In typical Labour fashion there are also personal and quasi-theological rivalries over what a "movement" means in practice and who really gets it.
It is earnestly to be hoped that his successor gets it too.
First-round opponent: [WC] Manon Arcangioli (FRA) Drawing a home-country wild card in a Grand Slam is about as good as it gets, and Arcangioli, a 20-year-old ranked No275, is a break.
She screams: "I am not your daughter," at a woman already sitting in the car, presumably García, who later gets out.
If Bachmann gets traction as a pundit, her popularity among sympathetic, far-right groups can be leveraged more effectively.
This is where the city's Youth Hostel is located, but it is doubtful if even the most ardent traveller gets to discover the quirky Food & Art.
"Part of playing in the World Cup should be to spread the good word of the game and again the more teams we can have playing, within reason, in the big competitions, the more exposure it gets in their home nations, and the more exposure they get against the bigger sides".
Christmas approaches, and Roland gets leave to come home and marry her.
