 Anacal and Sky versus Jasmine Paulini is the final of the Dubai Championships for 2024. And both players were not expected to make it this far. Paulini entered the tournament unseated and will take on the number 11 seat at Dajmire in the first round. And after losing the first set, would fight back to win 4-6-6-4-6 love. In the second round she'd taken Fernandez, who'd been in form the last couple of weeks. This is no problem for Paulini getting through in straights, 6-3-6-4. In the third round she'd take on the number 8 seat Zachary, who hadn't been in great form throughout 2024. And this showed with Paulini getting through in straights, 6-4-6-2. In the quarterfinals she was supposed to play the number 4 seat Rabakina, who had played a lot of tennis over the last couple of weeks. But unfortunately Rabakina got Gastro, unable to play, handing the walkover to Paulini. In the semi-finals, Paulini would take on Castella, another unseated player who'd just taken out Vondrussever in the previous match. And over a close second set, Paulini would get through in straights, 6-2-7-6 to make her first 1,000 final. Kallanskaya entered the tournament as a qualifier, and would take on Hunter in the first round. This was no problem getting through in straights, 6-1-6-2. In the second round she'd take on the lucky loser Buxa, who had come in with the injured Anchebeur. And again, too easy for Kallanskaya getting through in straights, 6-3-6-4. In the third round she'd take on the number 9 seat Osta Penko, who had been having a really good season so far. And after a close second set, Kallanskaya again winning in straights, 6-4-7-5. In the quarter-finals she'd take on Coco Goff, the number 3 seed who had just taken out the in-form Pliskeva in the previous rounds. And after going down a set, Kallanskaya would fight back to win 2-6-6-4-6-2 to advance in the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Kallanskaya would take on the number 1 seed, Iggis Fiontec, who had just won Doha the week before. This was no problem for Kallanskaya over powering Fiontec 6-4-6-4 to make her first 1,000 final. These two have played twice before with the head-to-head split down the middle, 1-1. Kallanskaya beating Paralini in their last match, that was in this round open in the fourth round a couple of weeks ago. So, it'd be really interesting to see how Paralini can overcome that loss and try and win the biggest trophy of her career. If Paralini is going to win this one, she needs to stay focused and stay calm. She was a little bit aggressive and maybe a little bit nervous in the second set against Castella. And it almost cost her that set. She did save 5 set points to avoid a third. So she needs to try and be calm. She might be the favourite in this one too, which might be a little bit nerve-wracking. If she's not the favourite, and Kallanskaya is, that'll go to her favourite. She can just be aggressive. Kallanskaya's going to win this one. She just needs to be aggressive, like she's been all week, against Goff, against Fiontec. Also, she beat Osterpenko, of course, along the way. So, she needs to be aggressive against Paralini and try and take the baseline away from her. And also, just keep the variation in her game as well. She did come to the net a few times against Igor, which was interesting. What a random final. It's probably the most random final since the US Open in 2021 with a qualifier and an unceded player, but I've got to go with Kallanskaya. She's been so good this week, beating massive names, and also having a great season. Of course, she made the quarter-finals in the Australian Open, so I'm going to go with her in three sets, but let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think is going to win the final?