 Daniel Medvedev vs. Carlos Elcaraz is the final for the men's Indian Wells for 2023. And both guys have been very impressive to get to the final stage. Medvedev started the tournament off as number 5 seed and we get a buy in the first round. In the second round he take on Nakashima, who had just beaten John Isner in the previous round. But this was no problem for Medi, getting through in straights 6-4, 6-3. In the third round he take on Ivashka, who had just beaten Van Zanshub in the 28th seed in the previous round. And this was a tough match for Medi, he got through in 3 sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. In the fourth round he take on the 12th seed, Zverev, who was coming back nicely from his injury. And this was the all-time match of the tournament so far, with Medvedev eventually winning 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Medvedev will take on the number 23 seed for Kena. And after a close second set, Medvedev would eventually get through in straights 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Medvedev will take on the hometown favourite, Tiyafo, the 14th seed. However, Medvedev dispatched him in straights 7-5, 7-6 to get to the final. Alkreuz started the tournament off as the number 1 seed and we're going to buy in the first round. In the second round he take on the qualified Kokonakis. This was no problem for Alkreuz, getting through in straights 6-3, 6-3. In the third round he take on the 31st seed, Griggsbor, who had been very, very good this season. And after a close first set, Alkreuz dispatched him 7-6, 6-3. In the fourth round he take on Draper, the exciting young Brit. But unfortunately Draper got injured after a set and Alkreuz got the easy win 6-2, 2-2 Love Retirement. To get to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, Alkreuz would take on the number 8 seed, Ojalia Seem. And even though Felix had had a 3-0 record over Alkreuz, Alkreuz won easily in straights sets 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Alkreuz took on his friend and fellow young gun, Yannick Sinner, the number 11 seed, who just beat in the defending champion Fritz in the previous round. And after a close first set, Alkreuz ran away with the second, 7-6, 6-3, to get to the final. These guys have only played the one time before, that was back in 2021 at Wimbledon with Medvedev getting the easy win. But since then, Alkreuz has come a long way and Medvedev also has won a slam in that time. So having a look at the tennis insights now and you can see there in attack, Alkreuz is the more aggressive player at 25%. And when he is in attack, he's actually winning 73% of those points, which is the conversion against Medvedev 69%. However, Medvedev has a slight advantage in the steals at 39%, which is well above tour average and also better than Alkreuz. So defensively, Medvedev is better. And in the baseline battles, the slight edge goes to Alkreuz when both players are playing on the baseline and of course much, much better than the tour average because these guys are quality at the baseline. Shot quality is a part of a range of new insights from the team at Tennis Insights. It is calculated in real time and analyzes each shot's speed, spin, depth, width and impact on the opponent. The number of the player cards are actually the 52 week rolling averages. Go check them out on Twitter, link down below. This one's going to be a really close one because these guys haven't played for so long and Medvedev is on such a run at the moment. But I'm going to go with Alkreuz in three sets. I think it's going to be an absolute epic. The world number one is at stake and I think Alkreuz is going to take it. Let me know down in the comments below who you think is going to win this one.