 Holger Ruiner vs. Andre Rublev is the final of the Monte Carlo Masters for 2023. And both guys have had to fight to get to the final stage. Ruiner entered the tournament as a number 6c and we're going to buy in the first round. In the second round he'd take on Dominic Teem, who was starting to look like he was in a little bit of form after a good win against Gascade. The Ruiner was too strong, getting through in straight sets, 6-2-6-4. In the third round, Ruiner was supposed to take on Baratini, who had just played an epic match against Serendolo. But unfortunately, Baratini had to withdraw within a domino strain, handing Ruiner the walkover to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Ruiner would take on the number 3 seed, Mehvedev, who was showing everybody that he could actually play on clay by beating Zverev after saving match points in the previous round. But unfortunately for Mehvedev, Ruiner was too crafty and too skilled and took Mehvedev out in straight sets, 6-3-6-4, to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-final, Ruiner would take on the number 7 seed, Sinner, who had just beaten Moussetti in the previous round. And after going down the first set in a long rain delay, Ruiner would fight back to win 1-6-7-5-7-5 to reach his second Masters 1000 final. Ruiner started the tournament off as the number 5 seed, and we got a buy in the first round. In the second round he'd take on Munar, and after dropping the first set, Ruiner would have to fight back to win 4-6-6-2-6-2. In the third round he'd take on Countryman Hashinov, the number 9 seed, who had been sneaking through the draw. But after a close first set, Ruiner got through in straights, 7-6-6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Ruiner would take on the qualifier, Strouf, who had been the surprise of the tournament. And after a very close second set, Ruiner would eventually get through in straights, 6-1-7-6, to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Ruiner would take on the number 8 seed, Fritz, who had just taken out the two-time defending champion, Citi Pass, in the previous round. And after dropping the first set, Ruiner would fight back to win 5-7-6-1-6-3 to get to his second Monte Carlo Masters final. These two guys have played the two times before, with the head-to-head split straight down the middle, and their last match being, the Australian Open, in a 5-set epic, where Rublev saved match points, and came back to win against Ruiner. Having looked at the shot quality, thanks to Tennis Insights, and the 52-week average of both these guys, in the serve, return, forehand, and backhand, Rublev has the edge over Ruiner, with the biggest standout being, the return of serve and the forehand, on the Rublev side. Ruiner though, is very close on the backhand side, so maybe he can exploit that, and also needs to serve well, if he's going to get over the line and win his second Masters 1000 event, and deny Rublev. Shot quality is a part of a range of new insights, from the team at Tennis Insights. It is calculated in real-time, and analyzes each shot's speed, spin, depth, width, and impact, on the opponent. The number of the player cards, are actually the 52-week rolling averages. Go check them out, on Twitter, link down below. This is going to be such a great matchup. We saw an epic match in Australia, in a 5-setter earlier in the year, and Rublev got the win that day, but I think Ruiner, is going to take the win today, in three sets, in a very close one, but let me know in the comments below, who do you think is going to win, in the Monte Carlo Masters this year.