Rio Noguchi vs James DuckworthSeoul CH Round of 32

Seoul CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#213ATP
1532ELO
1513Hard ELO
27 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2025
hard
#79ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$485kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
Noguchi R.
1-6 7-5 6-3
Duckworth J.
Noguchi R.
1762
Duckworth J.
6531

Rio Noguchi defeated James Duckworth 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the Seoul CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #79.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Noguchi R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Duckworth J.

Duckworth J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Noguchi R.

Even serve battle

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

Noguchi R.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·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.7
7.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 103). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
23
54
Break points saved·Dominant
25
97
Break points won·Clear edge
26
4
Deciding sets·Even
82
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
4.0Hard Elo 1513
Surface ELO
6.0+80 Hard Elo edge
3.9Overall Elo 1532
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1628
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
3.1
Surface form
6.3
0.0Lost last 5
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
3.8
7.0
3-set count
0.0
7.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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·Even
84
88

Noguchi R.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Duckworth J.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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