James Duckworth vs Philip SekulicPlayford CH Round of 16

Playford 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, 23 October 2023
hard
#317ATP
1390ELO
1363Hard ELO
22 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWLWW
Duckworth J.
7-5 6-1
Sekulic P.
Duckworth J.
762
Sekulic P.
510

James Duckworth defeated Philip Sekulic 7-5 6-1 in the Playford CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #74, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. James Duckworth extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: James Duckworth came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-01BrisbaneQ1hardJames Duckworth7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Duckworth J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Sekulic P.

Sekulic P.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Sekulic P.
25
Serve
13
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
79
Break points won·Slight edge
4
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
19

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.6+229 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.4Hard Elo 1363
8.8Overall Elo 1628
ELO gap
1.2Overall Elo 1390
10.0
H2H
0.0
8.4
Surface form
4.4
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
4.6
Minutes 14d
8.2
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·Even
91
94

Duckworth J.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Sekulic P.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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