James Duckworth vs Marc PolmansPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Duckworth and Marc Polmans have met 6 times since 2016; they are level 3–3. Their first meeting came at Canberra 2 in 2016 on hard. On hard courts they are level 3–3. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Duckworth leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Duckworth has taken 8 sets to Polmans's 8. Their most recent meeting: Marc Polmans won at Gwangju Challenger (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Duckworth | Polmans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Duckworth | Marc Polmans | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 27/37 | 64% | 14/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 31% | 5/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 20/63 | 34% | 13/38 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 47% | 8/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 12/28 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 27/34 | 94% | 17/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 27/34 | 78% | 14/18 |
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 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Duckworth 1, Polmans 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Duckworth
🤖 Servebot
Polmans
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
May 5, 2023
Gwangju Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 4, 2023
Burnie Challenger
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 18, 2022
Busan Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 12, 2019
Burnie
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 31, 2018
Canberra 2
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 6, 2016
Canberra 2
H Hard · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.54 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | +10.5% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.58u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Duckworth has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Polmans's 50%).
| Opponent | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Tibo Colson | W 76 64 | W 63 76 |
| Stefan Kozlov | W 63 62 | L 16 63 46 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | W 63 62 | L 67 57 |
| Hayato Matsuoka | W 61 64 | L 64 67 36 |
| Alex Bolt | L 57 16 | W 76 75 |
| Dane Sweeny | L 67 75 67 | W 16 76 63 |
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
Sebastian Gorzny
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Grigor Dimitrov
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round
Jun 23
Abedallah Shelbayh
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Jamie Mackenzie
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Benjamin Bonzi
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 6
Henri Squire
Bad Rappenau Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 2
Jeremy Schifris
Neckarcup 2.0 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Daniel Elahi Galan
Neckarcup 2.0 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–70 matches
| Metric | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 58% |
| Sets won | 55% | 55% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 3 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 3 |
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