 Egas Friyantek vs Zelina Rabakina was the final of the guitar open for 2024. And both of her different roads to get to this stage. Rabakina started the tournament as the number 3 seed and would get a buy in the first round. In the second round she'd take on Zoo, but there was no problem getting through in straights. 6-2-6-1. In the third round she'd take on Navarro, the 16th seed. And after dropping the second set, Rabakina would have to fight back to win. 6-1-6-7-6-4. In the quarter-finals she'd take on Leila Fernandez, who had taken out Samsonova and Zheng along the way. And after a tough first set, Rabakina would win in straights. 6-4-6-2 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals Rabakina would take on the unseeded Pavlia Cenkova, who had taken out Collins in the previous round. This was too easy for Rabakina. Getting through in straights. 6-2-6-4 to advance to the final. Friyantek entered the tournament as the number 1 seed and would get a buy in the first round. In the second round she'd take on Castella. This was no problem getting through in straights. 6-1-6-1. Third round she'd take on the 14th seed, Elegant Drover. And again, no problem for Friyantek getting through in straights. 6-1-6-4. In the quarter-finals she'd take on Azarenka. Who had just beaten Osta Penko for the third time this year. Which meant Friyantek wouldn't have to play her boogie woman. And this was a relief to Friyantek who would get through in straights. 6-4-6-1 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals Friyantek was supposed to play Pliskovac. Who had taken out Osaka in the previous round. But unfortunately Pliskovac would be injured in her previous match. Unable to compete, giving Friyantek a walk over to the final. These two were played four times before with Rabakina leading the head to a 3-1. Including winning three matches last year against Friyantek. With two of those matches on hardcourts and straights that's wins. So Friyantek's really gotta get it together. If she's gonna finally get over Rabakina in one of these matches. Rabakina's gonna win this one. She needs to serve massive and move Friyantek around. She also has the psychological advantage having beaten Friyantek the last three times. And also beaten her twice easily on hardcourts. So she knows she's gonna overpower Friyantek. But also get into Friyantek's head as well. If Friyantek's gonna win this one. She needs to serve well. It's something that she's been working on this year. And trying to compete against these big returners. Like Rabakina by using the serve with a little bit more pace. So let's see how that works against Rabakina here. And also needs to move Rabakina around. And mix it up a little bit. Maybe come to the net and try some volleys. What a great match up. A top four clash in the first couple of months of the season. And a rematch we haven't seen since Rome. We always think that Rabakina's gonna win this one. And I think she is. She's in such good form right now. I've gotta go Rabakina in three. It's so hard to see Friyantek being able to overpower Rabakina. Or even just compete with Rabakina's power at this stage. So I'm gonna go over the player that's been winning. But let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think is gonna win this one?