Brandon Holt vs James Duckworth — Birmingham CH Round of 32

Birmingham CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
USA
Brandon Holt
#657ATP
1537ELO
1507Grass ELO
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
James Duckworth
AUS6
James Duckworth
#74ATP
1628ELO
1540Grass ELO
$485kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
Holt B.
6-2 7-5
Duckworth J.
Holt B.
672
Duckworth J.
250

Brandon Holt defeated James Duckworth 6-2 7-5 in the Birmingham CH round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #74.

Key context

  • Match story: Brandon Holt closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Holt B.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Duckworth J.

Duckworth J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Holt B.

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

Statistics

This season
Holt B.Duckworth J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
67%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
7.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
0.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 103). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Holt B.Duckworth J.
Clutch Rating·Even
58
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
97
Break points won·Dominant
31
4
Deciding sets·Even
79
78
Tiebreaks·Even
69
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Holt B.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Duckworth J.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
4.2Grass Elo 1507
Surface ELO
5.8+33 Grass Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1537
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 1628
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
6.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
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
Holt B.Duckworth J.
Freshness·
—
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Virtanen O.
Smith C.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Smith C.
Hijikata R.[3]
6-36-4
Virtanen O.
Holt B.
6-44-67-63
Quarter-finals
Smith C.
Harris L.
6-36-736-4
Virtanen O.
Wong C.
6-27-5
Holt B.
Mannarino A.
6-46-3
Hijikata R.[3]
Bolt A.
7-626-4
R16
Smith C.
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-30-1
Mannarino A.
Jarry N.
7-666-3
Wong C.
Svajda Z.
4-66-36-2
Hijikata R.[3]
Watanuki Y.
6-16-3
Bolt A.
Tu L.
6-26-3
Virtanen O.
Huesler M.
6-36-766-1
Harris L.
Landaluce M.
6-46-2
Holt B.
Cassone M.
6-26-2
R32
Mannarino A.
Nishioka Y.[2]
7-613-2
Cassone M.
Evans D.
7-657-65
Harris L.
Clarke J.
6-43-66-4
Moreno De Alboran N.
Oconnell C.[5]
6-46-3
Bolt A.
Mcdonald M.[8]
6-47-63
Svajda Z.
Majchrzak K.[7]
6-47-63
Huesler M.
Mayot H.
7-616-4
Holt B.
Duckworth J.[6]
6-27-5
Watanuki Y.
Blockx A.
6-46-4
Wong C.
Monday J.
6-15-76-3
Virtanen O.
Vukic A.[4]
7-646-3
Tu L.
Spizzirri E.
6-36-3
Hijikata R.[3]
Harris B.
6-13-66-4
Landaluce M.
Bellucci M.[1]
4-66-47-65
Smith C.
Uchiyama Y.
6-26-736-4
Jarry N.
Schoolkate T.
6-786-46-4