Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez vs James DuckworthMorelia CH Round of 16

Morelia CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#338ATP
1527ELO
1487Hard ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026
hard
#79ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$485kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
Pacheco Mendez R.
7-6 6-3
Duckworth J.
Pacheco Mendez R.
7762
Duckworth J.
6430

Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez defeated James Duckworth 7-6 6-3 in the Morelia CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #79, defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pacheco Mendez R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Duckworth J.

Duckworth J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pacheco Mendez R.

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

Pacheco Mendez 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·Even
59%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
74%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.5
8.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
13
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
97
Break points won·Even
3
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
1
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Hard Elo 1487
Surface ELO
6.5+105 Hard Elo edge
3.4Overall Elo 1527
ELO gap
6.6Overall Elo 1628
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
3.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
6.3
4.0
3-set count
0.0
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts

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·Slight edge
78
85

Pacheco Mendez R.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Duckworth J.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast