 Anstra Burr vs Caroline Garcia is the first semi-final for the ladies US Open for 2022. And both players have been very impressive to get to the semi-final stage. Garcia started the tournament off as the number 17 seed and would take on the lucky loser Rackhamova in the first round. And as Garcia had been doing the entire US Open series, she won in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. In the second round she'd take on Kellen Skaya and again wouldn't be bothered prevailing in straight sets 6-3, 6-1. In the third round she'd take on Bianca Andrescu, a former champion and a very tough player who was getting back into some form. But Garcia had no trouble winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. In the fourth round she'd take on the number 29 seed Risk Armortrage who she'd never beaten in three previous meetings also hadn't won a set in those three matchups. And after a shaky first set, Garcia would eventually prevail in straight sets 6-4, 6-1 to advance to her first US Open quarter-final. In the quarter-finals Garcia would take on the number 12 seed Goff who had a very good tournament thus far and with the crowd support behind her, Garcia had a tough match. However, she was able to win in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to get to her first US Open semi-final. Honstier Burr came into the tournament as the number 5 seed and would take on Bregel in the first round. And after a close first set, she'd eventually prevail in straights 7-5, 6-2. In the second round she'd take on the wild card Mandlik who was the daughter of former Grand Slam champion Mandlikova. And after a close first set, again, Gerber would prevail in straight sets 7-5, 6-2. In the third round she'd take on Shelby Rogers, the 31st seed, a danger woman in the draw. And after dropping the first set, Gerber had to fight to get the win, getting through in 3-4, 6-6, 6-4, 6-3. In the fourth round, she'd take on the 18-seed Kudamatova, a player she'd never beaten before in three previous meetings. In fact, it'd never gotten a set of Kudamatova. And after a close first set, Gerber eventually prevailed in straights 7-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-final stage. In the quarter-finals, Gerber would take on Tomanovich who had beaten Serena Williams to get to the quarter-final stage. And after a tough second set, Gerber would get through in straights 6-4, 7-6 to get to her first US Open semi-final. These two have played twice before with Gerber leading the head-to-head 2-0 against Garcia, their last match being the Australian Open 2020, a three-set epic. If Garcia is going to win this match, she needs to be aggressive like she has been for the entire last couple of months. She played very good against Goff, being aggressive and serving well. That first serve is lethal. She needs to get a lot of those in if she's going to win. If Gerber is going to win, she needs to keep that variety going. Playing against someone like Tomanovich sets her up for someone like Garcia. They're very similar players, especially with that big serve. So she needs to get the serves back. She needs to keep that variety, keep Garcia guessing. This is a very interesting match because both ladies are playing for a big, big final, a final that they've never reached before. But I'm going to go with Gerber to win against Garcia, causing the upset because I think Garcia might be the favorite. I think she'll make her first final at the US Open and make it back-to-back finals from Wimbledon and the US. But let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think is going to win this semi-final?