Christopher O'Connell vs Li Tu prediction

World No. 69, O'Connell, and World No. 256, Tu, will face each other in the semi-finals of the Challenger Shanghai hard court tournament. It wouldn't be wrong to say that O'Connell is one of the most in-form players of recent times. He gave a tough challenge to former champion Medvedev in the second round of the US Open. After that, he won his next 3 matches without much difficulty. He is clearly the favorite in this match. Tu, on the other hand, has won all 3 of her matches in this tournament without dropping a set. She is expecting to face the top seed in the tournament in this match. My preference is that O'Connell will win with at least a 4-game advantage.