 Carlos Alcaroz vs. Borna Chorich is the first semi-final for the men's Madrid open for 2023. And both have been very impressive to get to the semi-finals. Chorich started the tournament off as a number 17 seed and would get a buy in the first round. And the second round he take on the wild card Gaston, which was no problem for Chorich. Getting through in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. And the third round he take on the 12th seed, her catch. And after a close first set, they eventually get through in straights, 7-6, 6-3. And the fourth round he take on the 29th seed for Kena, who had just taken out Runa in an epic match in the third round. And this would be the toughest match so far for Chorich. Having to come back from a set down, playing over 3 hours to eventually win in 3, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6. To advance to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, Chorich would take on the lucky loser, Altmaier, who had been having a dream run to this stage. But this was no problem for Chorich. Getting through in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. Alcaroz started the tournament off as a number 1 seed and would get a buy in the first round. In the second round he take on Roussevore. And after being down a set, he'd have to fight back to win. 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. In the third round he take on the 26th seed Dmitrov. This was no problem for Alcaroz. Getting through in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5. In the fourth round he take on the 13th seed Zverev. The man that he beat in last year's final. And this result was the same, if not better, with Alcaroz demolishing Zverev. 6-1, 6-2 to get to another Madrid quarter-final. In the quarter-finals, Alcaroz would take on the number 10 seed Hashinov, who had just taken out Rubelev in the previous round. And after a very close second set, being down 5-2 and coming back, Alcaroz would get through in straights, 6-4, 7-5, to advance to the semi-finals. These guys have actually never crossed paths before, which is kind of crazy, because over the last couple of years, they've both had very good results, but they've never had to cross paths. They were supposed to play at the US Open last year, and unfortunately, Chariz lost early, and that didn't happen. Taking a look at shot quality, thanks to Tennis Insights. Over the last 52 weeks, one of Chariz has been averaging an 8.1 on serve, much higher than Alcaroz's 7.6. But on the returns, Alcaroz has the edge with a 7.0 to a 6.9 from Chariz. The forehand also in favor of Alcaroz at an 8.1 compared to Chariz's 7.8, and the backhands are locked at a 7.6. So if Chariz is going to win this one, he's going to have to serve really well, and also may have to avoid hitting forehand, stick to the backhand, and may have to avoid Alcaroz's forehand trying to hit the backhand instead, because that forehand is lethal. And the shot quality is calculated in real time by analyzing each shot's speed, spin, depth, width, and the impact it has on the opponent. This is a new way of analyzing matches, brought to you by Tennis Insights. If you want to check out more, you can go check them out on Twitter. Link down in the description. This is going to be a very intriguing matchup, because these guys have never played before, and they're very, very skilled at their best, but I don't have to go with Alcaroz in three sets here. I'll give Chariz a set, because I think he's good enough to get a set, and he has beaten some big names at this event before, but I don't think he's going to get through Alcaroz. I think Alcaroz in three in the final, and he'll play either City Pass or someone in the final, but let me know down in the comments below who you think is going to win this one.