Daniil Medvedev was the latest Seed to fall by the wayside in Dubai and that leaves the four remaining players all likely to believe that they can win a big title before the Masters events are played in the United States over the next month.
Stefanos Tsitsipas - 1.5 games v Tallon Griekspoor: In each of the last two Rounds, Stefanos Tsitsipas has shown plenty of character to come through some tough moments and win matches that he has perhaps been losing more often than not of late.
The Greek player earned a late break of serve to edge past Matteo Berrettini in the Quarter Final, but he had to dig deep after being bullied in the second set.
That was the same in the Second Round win over Karen Khachanov and those victories will have given Stefanos Tsitsipas a boost in confidence as he looks to reverse his slide down the World Rankings.
He got the better of Tallon Griekspoor in Rotterdam earlier this month and there is every reason to believe Stefanos Tsitsipas can do the same here.
Tallon Griekspoor was also the beneficiary of a late break of serve to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Quarter Final, but his run to the last four has been no less fraught with danger as his opponents.
All three matches won have needed a final set decider and it could be argued that Tallon Griekspoor has been fortunate in a couple of the victories earned. The amount of time spent on the court could add up to become a factor against him and the slight edge has to be with Stefanos Tsitsipas as long as he can serve well enough.
The reality is that Griekspoor is not the most convincing of return players and this could prove to be the difference in this Semi Final.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has room to improve on the return, but should have the majority of Break Points in this Semi Final match and can edge past Tallon Griekspoor with a cover of the line set too.
MY PICKS: Stefanos Tsitsipas - 1.5 Games @ 1.80 Bet Victor (1 Unit)
Weekly Update: 4-4, - 0.85 Units (8 Units Staked, - 10.63% Yield)
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