 Jessica Bogula versus Anastasia Podopova is the second quarter final for the ladies Miami open for 2023 and both ladies have been very impressive this week. Podopova started the tournament off as the number 27 seed and we get a buy in the first round. In the second round she take on Kostuk but this was no problem for Podopova getting through in straight sets. 6-1, 6-3. In the third round she take on the number 6 seed Coco Gough. It would have been pretty impressive this year but after a close first set loss she came back in the second and would eventually win in 3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 to get through the fourth round. In the fourth round Podopova would take on the 23rd seed Zheng who had just beaten Samson over in the previous round. And after a close second set Podopova would get through in straights 6-4, 7-6 to advance to the quarter finals. Bogula started the tournament off as the number 3 seed and we get a buy in the first round. In the second round she take on the qualifiers above but this was no problem for Bogula getting through in straights 6-3, 6-1. In the third round she take on fellow American and 30th seed Daniel Collins. And after a close second set Bogula would come through in straights 6-1, 7-6 to get to the fourth round. In the fourth round she take on the 20th seed Lynette who had been having a very good season so far. And after saving set points and being down in the second set Bogula would come through in straights 6-1, 7-5 to advance to the quarter finals. They still played three times before with Bogula winning all of those matches but they did play a very close match last week in Indian Wells with Bogula coming back 7-5 in that third set. If Podopova is going to win this one she needs to keep her cool. She does get a little emotional at times. We saw that against Goff. Luckily it didn't cost her the match but she does get a little emotional, a little angry at times so she needs to keep her cool. She's going to get through Bogula. If Bogula is going to win this one she needs to be aggressive like she has been. It's been so good to see her trying to go for winners whereas in the past we used to see her just defend a lot and reacting. She's gone for a lot of winners and she's going to have to do that against Podopova who is an aggressive style player. Very interesting match. Probably not the match that we expected in the quarter finals at least not with Podopova but she's been in very good form this year. I'm going to go with Bogula in 3. I think it's going to be the toughest test for Bogula so far. I think she might drop her first set for the week but she will get the win and advance to another semi-final but let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think is going to win this one?