 Kasparud vs. Holger Runa is the third quarter final for the men's French Open for 2023. And both guys have had a fight to get to this stage. Runa started the tournament off as the number six seed and will take on new banks in the first round. And after dropping the second set, he'd come back to winning four, six, four, three, six, seven, six, six, two. In the second round, he was supposed to play gay on Monfice. But unfortunately, Monfice had hurt himself in the previous round and couldn't compete, handing Runa a walkover. In the third round, Runa would take on the qualifier, Olivierry. And this was easy for Runa, getting through in straights, six, four, six, one, six, three. In the fourth round, he'd take on the 27-seed Serundalo, who had taken out Fritz along the way. And this was a battle for Runa, fighting back in the fifth set to win seven, six, three, six, six, four, one, six, seven, six, to get to the quarter finals. Rude started the tournament off as the number four seed and will take on Ema in the first round. There's no problem for Rude getting through in straights, six, four, six, three, six, two. In the second round, he'd take on Zepiri. And after dropping the third set, Rude would get through in four, six, three, six, two, four, six, seven, five. In the third round, he'd take on Zong. And after losing the first set, he had to fight back to win four, six, six, four, six, one, six, four. In the fourth round, he'd take on Jarry, who had had a very good clay season so far and actually beaten Rude two weeks ago. But Rude got his revenge, getting through in a close straight sets, seven, six, seven, five, seven, five, to advance to the quarter finals. These guys have played five times the four, all of them on clay, with Rude leading the head-dead, four, one. The last time they played was in Rome a couple of weeks ago, with Rude finally getting the win. And they also played, of course, at last year's event at the French Open, close four setter, with Rude getting the win there. If Rude is gonna win this one, he needs to keep his emotions in check. He gets a little bit almost like he doesn't want to be there at times. We saw that with the Cirandolo match, where he wasn't really there in the second and the fourth sets. Also, fitness is gonna be a big thing as well, so he needs to get off to a good start, because the longer the match goes, the harder it seems to be for him. If Rude's gonna win this one, he needs to drag this match out. He played actually as long timeframe as the Rune of Match in the five sets that he had played in a three-set match with Rude. So it was a very interesting three-setter there from Rude and a very long three-setter. So he needs to play like that against Rune and physically take Rune out in the later hours. This is gonna be such a great match. We've seen these guys play a few times over the last 12 months, and of course, Rome was one of the best matches in that tournament. But I'm gonna go with Rune to win this one in four. I know it's gonna be a tough one physically for him, but I think he wants that revenge over Rude. And I feel like the last time he played Rude, he actually figured it out how to beat him. So I reckon he's gonna win in four, maybe four sets, but let me know down in the comments below who's making the semis.