James Duckworth vs Zhe LiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Duckworth and Zhe Li have met 3 times since 2015; James Duckworth leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at An-Ning in 2015 on clay. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Duckworth has taken 4 sets to Li's 2. Their most recent meeting: James Duckworth won at Shenzhen 2 Challenger (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Duckworth | Li | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Duckworth | Zhe Li | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 27/38 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 21/64 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 17/29 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 13/30 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 28/35 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 27/35 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Duckworth 2, Li 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Duckworth
🤖 Servebot
Li
💥 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
3 career meetings, newest first
Oct 19, 2023
Shenzhen 2 Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 5, 2019
Jinan
H Hard · Round of 16
Apr 29, 2015
An-Ning
C Clay · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Li |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.54 | - |
| ROI % | +10.5% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.58u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Duckworth | Li |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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
Makoto Ochi
M15 Hong Kong 1 · 1st Round
Aug 27
Rio Noguchi
Wuxi Challenger · 2nd Round
May 7
Shintaro Imai
Wuxi Challenger · 1st Round
May 6
Yuki Mochizuki
Wuxi · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 5
Hiroki Moriya
Wuxi · 1st Round Qualifying
May 4
Mikalai Haliak
Wuxi · 1st Round Qualifying
May 5
Dane Sweeny
Matsuyama Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 7
Omni Kumar
Matsuyama · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 5
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 71–71 matches
| Metric | Duckworth | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | - |
| Sets won | 55% | - |
| Games won | 52% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Duckworth | Li |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Duckworth | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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