Li Tu vs James DuckworthAdelaide Round of 32

Adelaide · ATP · Round of 32
#421ATP
1488ELO
1471Hard ELO
30 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2025
hard
#79ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$485kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tu L.
6-1 7-5
Duckworth J.
Tu L.
672
Duckworth J.
150

Li Tu defeated James Duckworth 6-1 7-5 in the Adelaide round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #79. Li Tu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07Cincinnati MastersQ1hardLi Tu7-6(4) 6-4
2025-03-05Indian Wells MastersQ2hardLi Tu6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Tu L.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Duckworth J.

Duckworth J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Tu L.

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

Tu L.Duckworth J.
Serve
25
Return
23

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
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
67%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.0
7.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 103). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
97
Break points won·Even
8
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
20
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
64
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1471
Surface ELO
6.4+121 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1488
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1628
1.9
H2H
8.1
6.8
Surface form
3.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Minutes 14d
9.2
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.4
Country comfort
6.1
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·
88

Duckworth J.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 58%