James Duckworth vs Arthur Fery — Winston-Salem Semi-final

Winston-Salem · ATP · Semi-final
James Duckworth
AUS
James Duckworth
#79ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$488kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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1 — 1
Sets
Retired
Saturday, 29 August 2026 ·
hard
Stadium Court · 3rd on
GBR4
Arthur Fery
#37ATP
1721ELO
1685Hard ELO
$344kYTD
$884kCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLWWWW
Duckworth J.
4-6 2-1
Fery A.
Duckworth J.
421
Fery A.
611

Arthur Fery advanced to the Winston-Salem semifinals after James Duckworth retired during their match, trailing 2-1 in the second set and 6-4 in the first. At the time of Duckworth's retirement, Fery had served 4 aces to Duckworth's 0 and converted 1 of 4 break points. Fery won 91% of his first-serve points, while Duckworth won 76%, and neither player committed a double fault except for Duckworth's 4.

Around the match

  • Duckworth withdrew from his semi-final against Fery due to injury after the first set.

    Duckworth J.BBC ↗

  • “I'm really happy to be in the final. Obviously, not the way I wanted it to end at all. I hope James is going to rest up and get ready for next week but very happy to be through.”

    Fery A.Sky Sports ↗

  • Duckworth retired from his Winston-Salem semifinal against Fery due to injury while trailing 6-4 1-2.

    Duckworth J.Sky Sports ↗

Quotes belong to their sources, linked above.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-08-15CincinnatiR64hardArthur Fery6-4 2-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
Duckworth J.Fery A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
73%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.4
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Duckworth J.Fery A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
85
Break points won·Dominant
1
33
Deciding sets·Dominant
27
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
46

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 22:50 UTC
Duckworth J.29%
Fery A.71%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Fery A. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Duckworth J.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Fery A.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
3.8Hard Elo 1592
Surface ELO
6.2+92 Hard Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1628
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1721
5.7Leads 2–1 on hard
H2H
4.3Trails 1–2 on hard
7.57 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
7.57 of last 10 on hard
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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
Duckworth J.Fery A.
Freshness·Slight edge
50
55

Duckworth J.: played today · 5 matches, 102 games (7d) · Fery A.: played today · 4 matches, 80 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 92%

Draw