 Stevonov-Cizipas vs. Karin Hashinov is the first quarter final for the men's Monte Carlo Masters for 2024. And both guys have been super impressive to get to this stage. Hashinov entered the tournament as the 15th seed and would take on Nori in the first round. And after a close second set, he'd eventually get through in straights 75-76. In the second round, he'd take on Cerundalo. And after dropping the first set, would fight back to win 4-6-6-4-6-3. In the third round, he'd take on Medvedev, the number four seed, who in 2023 really embraced the clay courts. And after a close second set, Hashinov would eventually win in straights 6-3-7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. Cizipas entered the tournament as the number 12 seed and would take on Jera in the first round. But unfortunately for Jera, he came in with an injury and would have to retire in the second set with Cizipas leading 6-3-3-2 retirement. In the second round, he'd take on Etcheverry, a very accomplished clay court player who made the quarterfinals of the French Open last year. This is no problem for Cizipas demolishing Etcheverry 6-1-6-love. In the third round, he'd take on the number five seed, Zverev, a man that he'd played a lot of times on the clay. And after a very close second set, he would eventually win in straights 7-5-7-6 to advance to the quarterfinals. These guys have played eight times before with Cizipas leading the head dead 7-1. However, Hashinov did win a match finally in Miami last year on the hard courts. And they have only played the once on the clay. That was a three-setter in Rome a couple of years ago. So maybe there is a little bit of hope for Hashinov despite the one-sided head-to-head. If Hashinov is going to win this one, he needs to take that energy and that confidence that he got from playing and beating Medvedev. Medvedev isn't as good of a clay court player as Cizipas, but he still has a good clay court record, at least last year he did. So he's going to have to use that confidence and also use that forehand to really pick on Cizipas' backhand with that massive topspin that he gets. If Cizipas is going to win this one, he's going to have to bring that variety and really not stuff up the second set like he did against Zverev. He almost gave away that second set against Zverev. He was up 5-love. He had to play a tie break. So when he gets the lead, he's going to keep it against Hashinov because Hashinov is very dangerous, especially on clay. Very fun matchup. Very interesting matchup. Cizipas hasn't had a great year. Hashinov has been a little bit injured in the last 12 months, but I've got to go over Cizipas in this one. I just feel like that head-to-head 7-1. It's so one-sided and the only clay court match they played Cizipas won. So I'm going to go over Cizipas in three sets. Let me know down in the comments below who's making the semis.