 Egas Fiontech vs. Cocoa Goff is the first semi-final for the Beijing Open for 2023. Both players have been impressive to get to this stage. Goff started the tournament as the number three seed and will take on Alexandrova in the first round. This was no problem getting through in straights 7-5-6-3. The second round should take on Martich and this was a battle with Goff having to fight in the third set getting through in a long three setter 7-5-5-7-7-6. In the third round should take on Kudamatova who had just won a title last week and after a close first set Goff would win in straights 7-6-6-2. In the quarter-finals she take on Sakuri the number six seed who'd been in some really good form lately. This didn't matter with Goff getting through in straights 6-2-6-4 to advance to the semi-finals. Fiontech entered the tournament as the number two seed and will take on Tormo in the first round. This is no problem getting through in straights 6-4-6-3. In the second round should take on Gracheva and again no problem for Fiontech getting through in straights 6-4-6-1. The third round should take on fellow Polish player Lynette who she'd actually never played before. However this is no problem getting through in straights sets 6-1-6-1. In the quarter-finals she take on Garcia the number nine seed who had started to play well over the last few weeks and after two very tough first sets Fiontech would run away with the third 6-7-7-6-6-1 to advance to the semi-finals. This will played eight times before with Fiontech leading the head-to-head 7-1. However Goff did win their last match in a close three setter in Cincinnati a couple of months ago and really gave Goff that confidence she needed to go on and then win the U.S. Open. If Goff is going to win this one she needs to serve well and be aggressive like she was in that Cincinnati match. I think a lot of people forget that that Cincinnati match was actually that really close. For some reason it feels like that match was way more one-sided but it was very close and it came down to the wire. In fact Fiontech did lead the final setter. Goff had to serve very well and get off to a really good start when that first set. If Fiontech is going to win this one she can beat Goff. So Fiontech really needs to use that confidence and also use that aggressive game because she didn't accidentally win seven out of the eight matches at play. This is going to be such a fun rematch of course Goff coming back from that 7-0 deficit against Fiontech and finally getting a win and how is Fiontech going to return after losing her first match against Goff. I'm going to go with Fiontech in three sets. I think Fiontech has got to rely on that head-to-head record and still 7-1 and I think people do forget that even though Goff has been really good lately she has done some tough matches and I think Fiontech will use that confidence because she knows how to play and beat Goff. But let me know in the comments below who's going to make the final.