 Andrei Rublev vs. Kasparud is the second semi-final for the ATB finals in 2022. And both guys weren't expected to make it this far on the tournament. Rublev started the tournament off as the number six seed and he would take on fellow countryman Medvedev, the number four seed in the first round. And after a very close match, Rublev would eventually win the tiebreaker in the third, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 to get his second win over Medvedev. In his second match, he would take on Novak Djokovic, who had also won his first match. But unfortunately for Rublev, he was no match for Nole, going down in straight sets, 4-6, 1-6. In his final match, he would take on Stephanos Siddi-Pass in an elimination match that decided who would make the semis. And after going down the first set, Rublev would fight back to winning three, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to advance to his first ATB final semi-final. Root started the tournament off as the number three seed and would take on Inform Ojalia Seym and after a first set that went into a tiebreak, Root would run over FAA in the end, getting through in straight sets, 7-6, 6-4. In his second match, he would take on Taylor Fritz, the number eight seed. And after splitting the first two sets, Root would eventually get through in a very close tiebreaker in the third, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 to remain undefeated. In his final match, he would take on the number one seed and Idle, Rafa Nadal. And even though Root had already made the semifinals and didn't need to win this match, he was looking for some revenge for the French open final that he lost to Rafa. But unfortunately Rafa was playing his best match and Root would go down in straights, 5-7, 5-7, but still getting to the semifinals. These guys have played five times before with Rubelev leading the head-to-head 4-1, but Root did win their last match, which was actually this time last year at this event in a very close three set up. If Rubelev's gonna win, he's got to keep his cool. He's been very, very good at doing that against both Medvedev and Sidney Pass this week. That's what was so impressive and why he's in this stage at the moment because he just kept his cool enough to get the win, even though they were close matches. So he's gonna have to do that and he's gonna have to be aggressive and try and push Root off the court. If Root's gonna win, he needs a rebound from that Rafa loss. He's actually beaten two guys that are very similar the way that Rubelev plays the aggressive type, guys like Felix and Fritz. So he knows what to do against those kind of guys. He's just gonna be patient with it and just rally them out. It's gonna be a very interesting match because this time last year, it was an absolute fire matchup and it was probably unexpected to be that close 12 months ago. They haven't played since then. I'm gonna go with Root to win this one. I think he's just gonna get the better of Rubelev, maybe frustrate him a little bit, just being a little bit more consistent on his ground strokes. It's just a little bit more like Djokovic was against Rubelev, but let me know down in the comments below. Who is gonna win this semi-final?