 Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Elcraz is the first semi-final of the AWP finals of 2023 and both guys have battled to get to the semi-final stage. Elcraz entered the tournament as the number two seed and took on Alexander Zverev in his first match and after winning the first set would actually go down in three, seven, six, three, six, four, six. In his second match he take on Rublev, who'd also come up for loss in his first match. There's no problem for Elcraz getting through in straights, seven, five, six, two. In his final match he take on the number three seed Mevvedev, who he'd lost to at the US Open a couple of months earlier and this was a must-win match for Elcraz and he was able to get it in straights sets, six, four, six, four, to advance to the semifinals. Djokovic entered the tournament as the number one seed and would take on Runa in the first match and after splitting the first two sets he would get through in three, seven, six, six, seven, six, three. In his second match he take on Sinner, a man that he'd never lost to before but after splitting the first two sets this time Sinner would get Djokovic, five, seven, seven, six, six, seven. In his final match Djokovic would take on Hercatch, who would come in for the injured City Pass to play the final match and with Djokovic's semifinals on the line he had to get the win and he did in three sets, seven, six, four, six, six, one to advance to the semifinals. These two played four times before with the head to head split down the middle, two, two, including two of the best matches of the season, their previous match being Cincinnati where Djokovic got the win and of course that Wimbledon final where Elcraz got the win in the five set epic. If Elcraz is going to win this one he needs to serve well. He served super well against Medvedev, also brought that variety, came to the net, used the drop shots and it's interesting because he's starting to learn how to play on the indoor courts with every single match so he's going to need everything that he learned in this match if he's going to get the win. If Djokovic is going to win this one he needs to serve well. He needs all the free points that he can get because he needs to conserve that energy a little bit. He's been playing long matches, in fact he's played three set matches every single match this week so he needs to get that off to a good start and also serve well to keep that energy. Also probably needs to be a little bit more aggressive than he usually is. What a great match up. These guys only play great matches. They've played four times, they've all been epic but I think this time it's going to be Novak Djokovic getting the win again. I think he's going to get this one in maybe a close straight sets. Maybe three sets will go with a close straight sets but I think Djokovic will make the final but let me know in the comments below. Who do you think is going to make the final?