 Mateo Baratini vs. Hubert Hercatch is the first semi-final for the men's Wimbledon for 2021, and both players have been very impressive to get to the semi-final stage. Hercatch entered the tournament as the number 14 seed and would take on Lorenzo Mercedes in the first round. And after a tight second set, Hercatch would eventually prevail in three, six, four, seven, six, six, one. His second-round opponent was the American Giron. Again, another impressive performance, winning in straight sets, six, three, six, two, six, four. The third round was against the awkward Kazakhstani Bublik. But again, Hercatch, very impressive on the grass, winning in straight sets again, six, three, six, four, six, two. In the fourth round, Hercatch would take on the number two seed, Medvedev, and this was by far his biggest test of the tournament. After dropping the first set, he went on to win the second, then dropped the third and midway through the fourth, the rain hit and the match was to be postponed. They came back the next day with Hercatch coming back from two sets of one down to win in five, two, six, seven, six, three, six, six, three, six, three. In his first grand same quarter final, Hercatch would take on a player who was all too familiar at this stage, the number six seed, Roger Federer. But there was no signs of nerves from the poll who dismissed the eight-time champion in straight sets, six, three, seven, six, six, love. Baratini entered the tournament as the number seven seed and would take on Palla in the first round. And after dropping the second set, he prevailed in four, six, four, three, six, six, four, six, love. His second round was against the lucky loser, Venizantial, Baratini dismissed the Dutchman in straight sets, six, three, six, four, seven, six. His third round opponent was against Betonay and again a straight set performance, winning in three, six, four, six, four, six, four. In the fourth round, he'd face another unseeded opponent, Avashka. And again, another straight sets performance from Baratini, six, four, six, three, six, one. His quarter final opponent was the number 16 seed Felix Ojaliasim and this was the first time Baratini was playing a seeded player for the event. Baratini had the experience prevailing in four, six, three, five, seven, seven, five, six, three. These two have only played the one time before back in 2019 in Miami with Hercatch getting the straight sets win. So Hercatch does have the confidence over Baratini. That was two years ago. Baratini is a different guy now and Hercatch is also a different guy after just beating Federer. So this is going to be a blockbuster. Hercatch is going to make his first Grand Slam final. He's going to have to be solid on serve. He was great against Federer, had no fear. He has to do the same against Baratini and hopefully the crowd will get on his side as well like they did for a little bit during the Federer match. If Baratini is going to win, he's also going to have to serve really, really solid and use that big forehand which is the weapon of his game. He's also going to have to make Hercatch move because we know that the pole doesn't really like to move that much around the court and Baratini is going to have to be the aggressor. This is going to be a fire matchup. It's going to be a big hitting matchup, big winners, big serves and it's going to be rewarding whoever gets on the front foot first. Whoever is the more aggressive player in this one is probably going to get the win but I'm going to go with Baratini to get the win in this one and make his first Grand Slam final. He's had a great 2021. He's been sneaking under the radar a little bit for the top 10 players anyway compared to the guys like Zverev and Medvedev and Sinti Pass. So I'm going to go with Baratini for the win. Let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think is going to win this semifinal?