James Duckworth vs Luciano Darderi — Almaty Round of 16
Why
Surface+86 Hard Elo edgeSupports Darderi L.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1834Supports Darderi L.
Recent runLost last 2Against the prediction · Duckworth J.
This eventReached the semis here last yearAgainst the prediction · Duckworth J.
Head-to-headNo prior meetingsBoth players
ELO1 845
Hard ELO1 721
Last 105–5
Age34
Height183 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $5.7M2026 $779K
ELO1 983
Hard ELO1 713
Last 105–5
Age24
Height183 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $5.2M2026 $1.8M
James Duckworth faces Luciano Darderi in the Almaty round of 16 on hard. Luciano Darderi holds the paper edge — ranked #23, defending last year's round of 16, a roughly 90-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: James Duckworth 42 games in 14 days, Luciano Darderi 19.
- Under pressure: Luciano Darderi has the edge on pressure points (Clutch Rating 69 vs James Duckworth's 21).
- Stage: James Duckworth defends last year's semi-final; Luciano Darderi defends last year's round of 16.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsDuckworth J. and Darderi L. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Duckworth J. went 2–4 (33%) against them, Darderi L. 3–4 (43%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
2–433%Duckworth J. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents3–443%Darderi L. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–10Sets8–11
54–73Games85–94
0–1Tiebreaks1–3
0–0Deciding sets1–2
vs Sinner J.#1L1-6 4-6 2-6Australian Open · hardL1-6 3-6 6-7Australian Open · hard
vs Jodar R.#11L1-6 4-6 5-7Roland Garros · clayW7-6 5-7 6-0Rome Masters · clay
vs Kecmanovic M.#57W6-4 6-3Almaty · hardL6-4 2-6 3-6Athens · hard
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vs Svrcina D.#119L2-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hardL0-3Los Cabos · hard
vs Diallo G.#149W6-3 4-1Roland Garros · clayW6-4 2-3Montreal · hard
vs Hurkacz H.#30Hard to compareL3-6 6-7(4)Shanghai Masters · hardL6-7 7-5 1-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay
Head-to-head
They have not met before.
Evidence
Duckworth J.Darderi L.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss5–55–5
Season win rate50% (26–26)58% (36–26) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO18451983 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO1721 (ahead)1713
Serve vs returnLast 46 vs 58 matches
1st-serve points won75% (ahead)72%
Return points won34%38% (ahead)
Aces / match7.6 (ahead)6.1
ClutchLast 46 vs 58 matches
Break points saved70% (ahead)62%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "James Duckworth vs Luciano Darderi — Almaty Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-20/darderi-vs-duckworth-almaty-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 20 October 2026).