1. World cup year, how about trying a world cup format for the cup. I play in a football sim called redzoneaction.org and they have a 'super cup' where you put in groups of 16! Well nothing that drastic needs to be done here, but perhaps split into groups of 4, 5 or maybe 6, this way some bots are included in every group. Pair it down to a knockout phase, split the money equally between the two teams for the round robin. Play the game on neutral courts, determined by the attractiveness of the contest. In a related note, skewer GS to be more of a factor later in the season.