 Taylor Fritz vs Andrzej Rublew is the first semi-final for the men at Indian Wells for 2022 and both men have had different roads to get to the semi-final stage. Fritz entered the tournament as the 20th seed and got a buy in the first round. His second-round opponent was the Polish player Matrizak and this was no problem for Fritz winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. His third round was against the prized qualifier Munier and this was an absolute battle. After winning the first set he lost the second but eventually prevailed in a tie break in the third 6-4, 2-6, 7-6. In the fourth round he take on the 29th seed Diminor and again had to play a tie break in the third set eventually prevailing 3-6, 6-4, 7-6. In his quarter-final he took on the unseeded Keczmenovic and after taking out a close first set he dropped the second but eventually prevailed on 3, 7-6, 3-6, 6-1. Rublew entered the tournament as the number 7 seed and got a buy in the first round. His second-round opponent was the German Kopfer and he took him out in straight sets 7-5, 6-4. His third-round opponent was the local hope and 28th seed Francis Tiafo and although this match looked difficult on paper Rublew had no problems winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. His fourth-round opponent was the 11th seed Hubert Hercatch and after a close first set Rublew eventually got through in straight 7-6, 6-4. In his quarter-final matchup he take on last year's semi-finalist Grigory Mitrov who was the 33rd seed and after a close first set Rublew got through in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals. These two have played four times with a head-to-head split straight down the middle at two apiece but Fritz won their last meaning last year in Paris which was a big win. If Fritz is going to win this one he needs to serve well and be aggressive. At times against Keczmenovic he took the foot off the gas and let Keczmenovic back in the match he can't afford to do that against someone like Rublew. If Rublew is going to win he has to keep his cool. We know that he gets a bit of a hot head and when that happens he tends to lose focus and lose matches so he needs to keep his head and he needs to stay focused because he has a great chance of making a Masters 1000 final. This is a tough one for me to pick because both guys it's all about their mentality who's going to keep their cool and who's going to hit their ground soaks better but I'm going to go with Rublew to win this one in three. I just think that Rublew might have a little bit more experience so I think the experience of Rublew will win through but let me know down in the comments below who do you think should win?