 Egas Fiontek vs. Arena Sabalenka is the second semi-final for the ladies for 2022. And both players have had tough matches to get to this semi-final stage. Sabalenka came in as the number 6 seed and will take on the qualifier Harrison in the first round. And this proved no problem as Sabalenka won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. In the second round she would take on Kai Kanepi, the boogie woman of the WTA, a very dangerous unseeded player. And after dropping the first set, Sabalenka would have to save match points. Coming back from 5-1 in the second to eventually get through in 3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-4. In the third round she would take on another qualifier Boral. And again Sabalenka regaining some form, winning that one easily in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. In the fourth round she would take on number 19 seed Daniel Collins, who had been in very good form this week. And after dropping the first set, Sabalenka would have to fight back again, eventually prevailing in 3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. In the quarter-final stage, Sabalenka would take on the 22nd seed Plishkava, who she had played many times before. And after a very good first set, Sabalenka would eventually prevail in straights, 6-1, 7-6, to make it to another US Open semi-final. Shriyantek started the tournament off as the number one seed, and would take on the Italian Paulini in the first round. This was no trouble for Shriyantek getting through in straight sets, 6-3, 6-love. In the second round she would take on former US Open champion Sloane Stevens. And after a close first set, Shriyantek got through in straights, 6-3, 6-2. In the third round she would take on Davis, the unseeded American, who had just taken out the 28th seed Alexandrova. And after an easy first set, Shriyantek had to fight from 4-1 down to get the second, eventually getting through in straight, 6-3, 6-4. In the fourth round she would take on the unseeded German Niemeyer, who had had a very impressive run at Wimbledon only a few months ago. And after dropping the first set, Shriyantek had to battle in her toughest match yet, getting through in 3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-love to get to her first US Open quarter-final. In the quarter-final stage, Shriyantek would take on the number 8 seed, Pugula, who she had previously met at the French Open. And after a close second set, Shriyantek would eventually get through in straights, 6-3, 7-6 to get to the semi-finals. These two have played four times before, with Shriyantek leading ahead to have 3-1, with the three matches that she's played and won in straight sets this year against Sabalenka. If Sabalenka is going to win, she needs to serve well, like she did against Pushkova. She served so well against Pushkova on the first and second serves, and was so aggressive on the returns, she needs to keep Shriyantek running around and use her serve to effect. If Shriyantek is going to win, she needs to keep her cool. We've seen her lose to players like Sabalenka this year, with those big serving, big hitting players, so she needs to keep her cool and try not to out hit Sabalenka. There's no point in getting in a brawl with a heavyweight. This is going to be a really interesting match, because Shriyantek hasn't been great the last couple of matches, and Sabalenka was on fire against Pushkova. But I'm going to go the upset. I reckon Sabalenka is going to win in three sets. I reckon she's going to blow Shriyantek off the court, and win in a couple of tie breaks, maybe a third set tie break just to make it even more epic. But let me know down in the comments below, who do you think is going to win this match?