 Novak Djokovic versus Kasper Rudd is our second semi-final of the Rome Masters, and both players have had to fight to get to the semi-finals. The number one seed Djokovic had a buy in the first round. In the second round, he had to play local hope Caruso, beating him in straight sets 6-3-6-2. His third round opponent was countryman Kryanovich, who had beaten him in an exhibition tournament on the clay. But Djokovic got through that one pretty easily 7-6-6-3. His quarter-final was against qualifier Kopfer, and for some reason Djokovic didn't look like himself. But as champions do, he gets through with a scrappy 3-set match. 6-3-4-6-6-3. The only unseeded player left in the draw, Kasper Rudd has looked very impressive this week. His first round was against the 11th seed Hashinov, and after losing the second set, he wins in 3-6-3-3-6-6-1. His second round was against local hope Sonigo, and again Rudd looked very impressive, winning in straight sets 6-3-6-4. The third round was against Grand Slam champion Marin Chilich, and again Rudd looked impressive, winning in straight sets 6-2-7-6. And then by far the most impressive we've seen Rudd this week was in the quarter-finals against number 4 seed Beratini. And after dropping the first set, Rudd regrouped and ended up winning in a tight one 4-6-6-3-7-6. These players have not played before, and going by their last rounds, Djokovic needs to recover here. Rudd is full of confidence, and he's good on the clay. He loves playing on the red dirt, and Djokovic can't put in an effort like he did in the quarter-finals, otherwise Rudd is going to cause a major upset. I think this one goes the distance, but I'm going to go with Djokovic, based on his experience at this level of tournament. Let me know in the comments down below, who do you think is going to win, and what do you think the score is going to be?