 Cocoa Golf vs. Carolina Mukova is the first semi-final for the ladies US Open for 2023 and both players destroyed in their previous matches Mukova entered the tournament as the number 10 seed and would take on Hunter in the first round This is no problem getting through in straights 6-4-6 love in the second round she take on Frey and again This was no problem for Mukova getting through in straights 6-3-6-3 in the third round She take on Townsend who had just taken out a Dajmaia and after a close first set Mukova would win in straights 7-6-6-3 in the fourth round she take on Wong who had been a bit of a surprise to get to this stage And after splitting the first two sets Mukova would run away with a match getting through in 3-6-3-5-7-6-1 To advance to the quarterfinals in the quarterfinals Mukova would take on the 30th seed Castella Who should already played three times this year But after an easy first set she'd get through in straights 6-love 6-3 to advance to her first US Open semi-final Golf entered the tournament as the number six seed and would take on the qualifier Sigmund in the first round and after dropping the first set she would fight through the win 3-6-6-2-6-4 in the second round she take on Andraeva And this was a very impressive match by Goff winning in straights 6-3-6-2 the third round she take on the 32 seed Mertens who would save match points in her two previous matches and after dropping the first set Golf would fight back to win 3-6-6-3-6-love in the fourth round she take on Wozniakki Who's coming back for the first time in a Grand Slam in three years and after splitting the first two sets Goff would fight back to win 6-3-3-6-6-1 to advance to another US Open quarter final In the quarter finals Goff would take on the 20th seed Osta Penko who had just taken Ash Fiontek in the previous round There's no problem for Goff getting through in straights 6-love 6-2 to advance to her first semi-final at the US Open These two have only played once before but it was actually a couple weeks ago in the final of Cincinnati Where Goff got the straight sets win but Mukova looked nervous in that match and maybe being in a semi-final Might give her a little bit more of a chance in this one against Goff If Mukova's gonna win this one she needs to bring that variety and come to the net She was doing that against Kassay a little bit But it wasn't as good as maybe and clean as maybe she needs to be against someone like Goff Of course the crowd's gonna be against her or not on her side So she also needs to make sure she can block that out if she's gonna get the win But Goff's gonna win this one. She needs to serve big and play aggressive She played okay against Osta Penko, but Osta Penko played terrible She can't expect Mukova to play terrible So she needs to lift and serve well hit that forehand and use that crowd We saw this match a couple weeks ago It wasn't as epic as maybe it could have been but I feel like this one's gonna be a lot closer But I have to go with Goff to make the final It just feels like a fairy tale for her at the moment And I just feel like Mukova might come under the pressure a little bit in maybe a final set I'll go with three for Goff, but let me know down in the comments below who's making the final