 Danil Mevedev vs. Andrei Rublev is the final for the Dubai Championships for 2023. And both players have been very impressive to get to the final stage. Rublev entered the tournament as the number 2 seed, and will take on Krajinovich in the first round. And after a very close first set, he got through in straights 7-5-6-2. In the second round, he would take on Davidovic Rakina in one of the toughest matches of the week so far. And after saving multiple match points, Rublev got through in a very long match, 1-6-7-6-7-6 to get through Fakina. In the quarterfinals, he'd take on the unseeded Vandezanshal, who had beaten Hashinov in the first round. And after getting to the first set, Rublev would have to battle in the second, getting through in straights 6-3-7-6 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Rublev would take on the number 7 seed, Zverev, who was having his best tournament in his comeback from injury. And even though Rublev had never beaten Zverev in five previous meetings, this time he turned it around, getting through in straight sets 6-3-7-6 to advance to another Dubai final. Medvedev entered the tournament as the number 3 seed, and would take on the lucky loser Analdi in the first round. But this was no problem for Medvedev, getting through in straight sets 6-4-6-2. In the second round, he'd take on the unpredictable Bublik, who he'd had some battles with in the past. But again, Medvedev was too strong, getting through in straight sets 6-4-6-2. In the quarterfinals, he'd take on Chorich, the number 8 seed, who he had a losing record against head to head. But you wouldn't know it because Medvedev destroyed Chorich 6-3-6-2 to continue his streak and make it to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Medvedev would take on the number one seed and number one in the world, Novak Djokovic, who had been undefeated so far this season. But Medvedev wasn't fazed, keeping his streak alive, and beating Djokovic 6-4-6-4 to advance to the final. These guys have played six times before, with Medvedev holding the head to head 4-2, but Rublev has won their last two matches, including an epic last year at the HB finals. If Rublev is going to win this one, he needs to keep his head. Like he's been doing the last couple of matches, he's been very cool, calm and collected, especially against Vera. That was a very interesting matchup, because he did have the bad head to head record against him, but he didn't lose his head, he kept his cool, and he did get the win. If Medvedev is going to win this one, he needs to frustrate Rublev. He's played Rublev a lot, not just in their adult lives, but also growing up together. So he knows how to make Rublev tick, and by getting the ball back many, many times, that's going to frustrate Rublev, I reckon. And that's what Medvedev wants. He wants Rublev to be a little angry, and just to get as many balls back as possible. This is going to be a very interesting final, and probably the final that we didn't expect at the start of the tournament. Maybe Medvedev, but definitely not Rublev in 2023, but I'm going to go with Medvedev. I think Medvedev is going to win this one in three sets. I think that he's going to get the job done and win his third title in three weeks, but let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think is going to win?