 Irina Sabalenka vs Karolina Mukova is the second semi-final for the women's Cincinnati Open for 2023. And both have been very impressive to get to the semi-finals. Mukova entered the tournament, unseeded, and will take on Adaj Mayer, the 12th seed in the first round. And after dropping the first set, would fight back to win 6-7, 6-1, 6-4. In the second round she'd take on Martich, and again Mukova would have to fight in 3, dropping the second set but rallying in the third, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. In the third round she'd take on the number 8 seed Sakari, the player that she'd beaten in the French Open a few months ago. And again after dropping the second set, Mukova would have to win in 3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals Mukova would take on fellow Czech Buzkova, who had had a nice run into the quarter-finals. Unfortunately Buzkova was injured and would have to retire in the first set, with Mukova winning 3-love retirement to make the semi-finals. Sabalenka started the tournament off as the number 2 seed, and would get a buy in the first round. In the second round she'd take on the qualifier Lee, and after dropping the second set Sabalenka would fight back to win 7-5, 2-6, 6-4. In the third round she'd take on the 14 seed Kazakina, who had been pretty decent on the courts the last couple of weeks. There's no problem for Sabalenka getting through in straights 6-3, 6-3 to get to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals Sabalenka would take on the number 5 seed Jabir, who she'd lost to at Wimbledon in the semi-finals a couple of weeks ago. And after a close first set Jabir would get injured in the second, with Sabalenka getting the win in the end 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the semis. They still have played twice before, with their most recent meeting being at the French Open in the semi-finals back in June, and of course we all remember that Sabalenka had match points in the finals set at 5-2, but Mukaver came back to win that one to make that French Open final, so Sabalenka will be looking for some revenge. If Mukaver's gonna win this one, she needs to hit the variety like she has, she comes to the net a lot as well. That's what she did so well in that French Open semi-final. Slice it up, come to the net, really mix it up against Sabalenka and frustrate her from the ground strokes as well. Sabalenka's gonna win this one, it all comes down to serve. She's got to serve well in this, and she's also got to limit the errors. Now she did serve okay against Mukaver, but there were still a lot of double folds, and Mukaver gave a lot back, so she's gonna have to really serve well against Mukaver and better than she did against Mukaver. What a great matchup with a rematch of what we saw at the French Open, one of the matches of the year so far in that French Open semi-final, maybe for all the wrong reasons for Sabalenka, but it's gonna be so fun. I'm gonna go with Sabalenka in this one. I reckon she gets a revenge on these courts. I think the slower court suited Mukaver back at the French Open, but the faster court here is gonna suit Sabalenka and she's gonna get the win and get that revenge to make the final, but let me know down in the comments below who's gonna make the final.