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 | 70% | 28/40 | 68% | 13/19 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 23% | 3/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 22/66 | 28% | 9/32 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 19/35 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 16/27 | 0% | 0/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 14/35 | 54% | 7/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 30/36 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 28/36 | 76% | 13/17 |
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 5,568 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
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 | 8–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.55 | - |
| ROI % | +13.6% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.91u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | 1,024 mi · 1,648 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (100% vs Tu's 40%).
| Opponent | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Fabian Marozsan
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Lorenzo Sonego
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 27
Mariano Navone
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Quinn Vandecasteele
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 24
Arthur Fery
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
J.J. Wolf
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Alex de Minaur
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Christopher O'Connell
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 3
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
Tommaso Compagnucci
Cervia Challenger · 1st Round
May 19
Fajing Sun
Wuning 2 Challenger · Final
Apr 19
Charles Broom
Wuning 2 Challenger · Semifinals
Apr 18
Blake Ellis
Wuning 2 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Apr 17
Keegan Smith
Wuning 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 16
Hayato Matsuoka
Wuning 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–71 matches
| Metric | Duckworth | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 59% |
| Sets won | 56% | 56% |
| Games won | 53% | 53% |
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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