 Irina Sabalenko vs. Igor Svjontek is the second semi-final for the WTA finals for 2023. And both players have had different roles to get to this stage. Svjontek entered the tournament as the number two seed and would take on Vondrusova in her first match. And after a close first set would get through in straights, 7-6-6-love. In her second match she'd take on Coco Gough. And after a very good first set, she'd fight to win in the second, 6-love 7-5. In her final match, she'd take Onja Beurre in very difficult conditions. But there's no problem for Svjontek getting through in straights, 6-1-6-2. To top her group, Sabalenko entered the tournament as the number one seed and would take on Sakari in her first match. There's no problem getting through in straights, 6-love 6-1. In her second match she'd take on Pagula. This was a different story, struggling in the conditions and going down 6-4-6-3. In her final match of must win match, she'd take on Rabakina. And after splitting the first two sets in a rain delay that forced the match into another day, Sabalenko stood tall and hung on to get the win 6-2-3-6-6-3 and finished second in the group. These two have played 8 times before, with Svjontek leading 5-3 in the head-to-head. Sabalenko did win their previous match and has won two of their last three, including the WTA final, semi-final of last year. If Svjontek's going to win this one, she needs to keep playing the way she has, controlling the conditions and using the spin. She's been really good in these conditions when everyone else has seen to fail, except for maybe Pagula. So she needs to keep that going and also keep her head and also know that Sabalenko is going to hit random shots that are going to go in and out during this match. If Sabalenko is going to win this one, she needs to serve well. It's been so hard for the big servers to play well in this event. Of course we've seen Goff, a lot of double faults from her, Rabakina struggled and Sabalenko herself. So she needs to serve well, maybe take a little bit off the first serve, get those serves in to start the rallies. What a great match, 1-2 in the world in a semi-final. We don't see that very often. It's going to be great to see this one again. I've got to go for Svjontek in this one. I think she's been playing the conditions much better and I think Sabalenko is getting a little frustrated with what's going on at the moment. And I think she'll deal with a better Svjontek in the wind, but let me know down in the comments below who's making the final.