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Frances Tiafoe vs James DuckworthPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Frances Tiafoe

🇺🇸Frances Tiafoe

#10 · 28 yrs · R

2–2

4 meetings · sets 5–6

James Duckworth

🇦🇺James Duckworth

#64 · 34 yrs · R

44

Frances Tiafoe and James Duckworth have met 4 times since 2015; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Nice in 2015 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Tiafoe has taken 5 sets to Duckworth's 6. Their most recent meeting: Frances Tiafoe won at US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston (2024).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorTiafoeDuckworth
Wins in straight sets61%72%
Wins a set when losing36%38%
Goes to a deciding set38%32%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite54%58%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog68%60%
Tiebreak sets won50%43%
Wins after taking set 196%81%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 171%78%

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: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tiafoe 0, Duckworth 1).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Tiafoe

💥 Big Hitter

Power groundstrokesHigh winner countAggressive shotsShort rallies
vs

Duckworth

🤖 Servebot

High ace rateDominant serviceWeaker returnBig first serve

Matchup analysis

💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.

Previous meetings

4 career meetings, newest first

Apr 4, 2024

US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston

C Clay · 2nd Round

62
647
75
Tiafoe

Jan 22, 2016

Maui

H Hard · Quarterfinals

6477
36
Duckworth

Aug 9, 2015

Winston-Salem

H Hard · Round of 64

36
7764
7763
Tiafoe

May 10, 2015

Nice

C Clay · Round of 32

7765
57
26
Duckworth

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeTiafoeDuckworth
1 or more100%93%
3 or more89%93%
5 or more56%73%
10 or more17%7%
15 or more0%7%
20 or more0%0%

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

MetricTiafoeDuckworth
W-L13–58–7
Avg odds2.042.54
ROI %+23.4%+10.5%
Units P/L+4.21u+1.58u

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricTiafoeDuckworth
Countries21
Events22
Matches42
Distance1,092 mi · 1,758 km1,032 mi · 1,661 km
RouteJPN → CHNCHN

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

Tiafoe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Duckworth's 20%).

OpponentTiafoeDuckworth
Hubert Hurkacz
W
67
76
64
67
64
L
36
67
Lorenzo Sonego
W
63
64
L
46
46
Alex Michelsen
W
57
36
75
63
76
L
76
67
36
Daniil Medvedev
W
76
64
76
L
76
36
26
Matteo Arnaldi
L
67
76
63
67
46
W
57
63
62
76
Alex de Minaur
L
36
46
57
L
26
67
Terence Atmane
L
64
36
46
W
76
62
Flavio Cobolli
W
62
76
L
67
63
67
16
Aleksandar Vukic
W
62
62
L
36
26
Jiri Lehecka
L
46
67
L
76
46
67

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Tiafoe
LWLWLWWW
L

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round

647
64
667

Oct 11

W

Yannick Hanfmann

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round

64
64

Oct 9

L

Arthur Fils

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 2nd Round

36
57

Oct 2

W

Kei Nishikori

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round

64
64

Oct 1

L

Ben Shelton

U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals

64
36
36
57

Sep 11

W

Alex Michelsen

U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals

57
36
75
63
766

Sep 8

W

Daniil Medvedev

U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round

761
64
76

Sep 6

W

Valentin Vacherot

U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round

64
62
64

Sep 5

Duckworth
LLLLWLWW
L

Hubert Hurkacz

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round

36
647

Oct 8

L

Lorenzo Sonego

Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round

46
46

Sep 24

L

Kamil Majchrzak

Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, AUS-POL 3-1 · Rubber 2

62
36
36

Sep 19

L

Yibing Wu

U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round

57
36
16

Sep 3

W

Matteo Arnaldi

U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round

57
63
62
768

Aug 31

L

Arthur Fery

Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Semifinals

Aug 29

W

Fabian Marozsan

Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Quarterfinals

647
62
64

Aug 28

W

Lorenzo Sonego

Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round

75
63

Aug 27

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ Tiafoelevel↓ Duckworth

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–72 matches

MetricTiafoeDuckworth
Matches won71%58%
Sets won63%56%
Games won54%52%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageTiafoeDuckworth
ATP 25021
ATP Challenger Tour01

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceTiafoeDuckworth
Hard11
Clay11

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Frances Tiafoe vs James Duckworth FAQ

The head-to-head is level at 2–2 over 4 meetings.