 Cocoa Goff vs. Marta Kostjuk is the fourth quarterfinal for the ladies to guard open for 2024, and both players have had a battle to get to this stage. Kostjuk entered the tournament unseeded and would take on Sigmund in the first round, and after splitting the first two sets, would fight to win 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. In the second round she'd taken the number 5 seed in an Australian open finalist, Jung, who'd had a pretty easy first round match against Castella, and this was a battle. After splitting the first two sets, Kostjuk would face match points, eventually winning in three, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. Goff entered the tournament as the number 3 seed, we get a buy in the first round. In the second round she'd taken on the qualified Vickery, and this was a battle. After splitting the first two sets, she would fight to win in the third, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. This will play twice before, and both matches have gone the distance. The three sets, their latest one, was at the Australian Open this year. They went for over three hours. The first two sets for tie breaks, Goff getting the win. She won in both occasions, but this is on Clay, and both are coming in with very tough matches. Kostjuk especially, yesterday playing a really tough match against Jung while Goff got the day off, so let's see if that makes a difference. If Kostjuk's gonna win this one, she needs to get off to a good start. If she lose the first set here, it's gonna be really hard physically to get back, and she has had some troubles physically before, so having two three setters, especially that epic against Jung yesterday, she's gonna have to get off to a really good start, and keep her emotions in check. If Goff's gonna win this one, she needs to serve well. She didn't play particularly well against Vikri, and didn't serve well either, so has to serve well, and really has to push Kostjuk around, because of course Kostjuk's gonna be tired, and Goff will have the fresher legs. What a great fun matchup. All these quarter finals are great, but this one here, the Australian Open matchup was really really intriguing, but I have to go with Goff in this one, in a three setter. I think Kostjuk is gonna run out of legs in a third set, and I reckon Goff gets it done in the distance, but let me know down in the comments below. Who's making the semis?