Alexei Popyrin vs James DuckworthPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexei Popyrin and James Duckworth have met 4 times since 2018; James Duckworth leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Tiburon in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Duckworth leads 3–1. Duckworth has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Popyrin has taken 4 sets to Duckworth's 6. Their most recent meeting: James Duckworth won at San Diego Open - San Diego (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popyrin | Duckworth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexei Popyrin | James Duckworth | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | 72% | 28/39 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 6/22 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 12/33 | 32% | 21/65 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 14% | 2/14 | 58% | 19/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 8/19 | 60% | 18/30 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 30% | 3/10 | 43% | 13/30 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 62% | 8/13 | 81% | 29/36 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 38% | 5/13 | 78% | 28/36 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Popyrin 1, Duckworth 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popyrin
🤖 Servebot
Duckworth
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Alexei Popyrin and James Duckworth are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 6,464 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Sep 19, 2022
San Diego Open - San Diego
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 4, 2021
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris
H Hard · 3rd Round
Sep 30, 2019
Tokyo
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 17, 2018
Tiburon
H Hard · Round of 16
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popyrin | Duckworth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexei Popyrin | James Duckworth | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 93% | 14/15 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 93% | 14/15 |
| 5 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 10 or more | 57% | 4/7 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 15 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 20 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.54 |
| ROI % | -0.9% | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.07u | +1.58u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 1,032 mi · 1,661 km |
| Route | — | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Popyrin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Duckworth's 17%).
| Opponent | Popyrin | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| Kamil Majchrzak | W 36 63 75 | L 62 36 36 |
| Andy Andrade | L 57 63 16 | L 63 36 57 |
| Jiri Lehecka | L 46 26 46 | L 76 46 67 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 26 06 | L 16 46 26 |
| Alex Michelsen | W 60 46 61 | L 76 67 36 |
| Ugo Blanchet | L 36 67 | W 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alejandro Tabilo
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Grigor Dimitrov
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Hugo Gaston
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Francesco Maestrelli
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Titouan Droguet
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Thiago Agustin Tirante
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Raphael Collignon
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Roman Andres Burruchaga
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Hubert Hurkacz
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Lorenzo Sonego
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round
Sep 24
Kamil Majchrzak
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, AUS-POL 3-1 · Rubber 2
Sep 19
Yibing Wu
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Matteo Arnaldi
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Arthur Fery
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Semifinals
Aug 29
Fabian Marozsan
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Lorenzo Sonego
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 27
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–72 matches
| Metric | Popyrin | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 32% | 58% |
| Sets won | 36% | 56% |
| Games won | 47% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popyrin | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popyrin | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
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