James Duckworth vs Li TuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Duckworth and Li Tu have met 7 times since 2022; Li Tu leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Seoul Challenger in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Tu leads 4–3. Tu has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Duckworth has taken 6 sets to Tu's 8. Their most recent meeting: Li Tu won at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Duckworth | Tu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Duckworth | Li Tu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 27/38 | 71% | 15/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 22% | 4/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 21/64 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 52% | 13/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 17/29 | 15% | 2/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 13/30 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 28/35 | 80% | 16/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 27/35 | 75% | 15/20 |
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: 7 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Duckworth 3, Tu 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Duckworth
🤖 Servebot
Tu
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both James Duckworth and Li Tu 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
7 career meetings, newest first
Aug 5, 2025
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 4, 2025
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 7, 2025
Adelaide International - Adelaide
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 18, 2023
Drummondville Challenger
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 6, 2023
Calgary Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 20, 2023
Shenzhen 2 Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Oct 15, 2022
Seoul Challenger
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Duckworth | Tu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | James Duckworth | Li Tu | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 3 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 5 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 7% | 1/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.54 | 1.88 |
| ROI % | +10.5% | -44.6% |
| Units P/L | +1.58u | -2.67u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 4 |
| Distance | 1,032 mi · 1,661 km | 1,953 mi · 3,143 km |
| Route | CHN | USA |
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
Duckworth has a higher win rate against shared opponents (86% vs Tu's 29%).
| Opponent | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn Vandecasteele | W 62 61 | L 36 26 |
| Rafael Jodar | L 16 76 46 57 | L 26 16 |
| Blake Ellis | W 36 61 64 | W 63 63 |
| Hayato Matsuoka | W 61 64 | W 63 76 |
| Rio Noguchi | W 76 62 | L 64 06 57 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | W 63 62 | L 36 46 |
| Jason Kubler | W 75 62 | L 36 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Abedallah Shelbayh
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
James Kent Trotter
Columbus Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Nicolas Oliveira
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Alafia Ayeni
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Roger Pascual Ferra
Tiburon Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Quinn Vandecasteele
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Lorenzo Carboni
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Lukas Neumayer
Vicenza Challenger · 1st Round
May 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–71 matches
| Metric | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 54% |
| Sets won | 55% | 52% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 3 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 4 |
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