James Duckworth vs Adam WaltonPalo Alto CH Round of 16

Palo Alto CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#74ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$485kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2023
hard
#79ATP
1703ELO
1669Hard ELO
$499kYTD
$2.3MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWWW
Duckworth J.
6-3 6-4
Walton A.
Duckworth J.
662
Walton A.
340

James Duckworth defeated Adam Walton 6-3 6-4 in the Palo Alto CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Adam Walton came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. James Duckworth claimed a first win over Adam Walton in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-14Los CabosQFhardAdam Walton3-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Duckworth J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Walton A.

Walton A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Duckworth J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Duckworth J.Walton A.
25
Serve
35
13
Return
17

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.3
6.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
65
Break points saved·Even
97
95
Break points won·Clear edge
4
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
95
Tiebreaks·Even
72
70

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1592
Surface ELO
5.4+77 Hard Elo edge
4.8Overall Elo 1628
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1703
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
7.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
9.06-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
0.7
7.0
3-set count
0.0
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
91
54

Duckworth J.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Walton A.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 122 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast