James Duckworth and Yasutaka Uchiyama will face off in the semifinal of the Busan Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is James Duckworth who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, James Duckworth is the pick to win this match.
James Duckworth -> 1.58
Yasutaka Uchiyama -> 2.25
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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Yasutaka Uchiyama
This will be the 4th time that James Duckworth and Yasutaka Uchiyama square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Duckworth (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Uchiyama won 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Seoul Challenger back in 2023.
James Duckworth
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-23 | 18-13 | 2-3 | 5-2 | 10-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-28 | 43-21 | 1-3 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-27 | 20-18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-24 | 15-9 | 1-2 | 12-9 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-10 | 9-4 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 107, the Australian got to the semifinal after defeating Hoyoung Roh 6-3 6-3, Arthur Fery 4-6 6-1 6-4 and Illya Marchenko 7-65 3-6 6-3.
In the quarter, James defeated Marchenko (7-65 3-6 6-3). During the match, Duckworth scored 110 points vs Marchenko’s 103. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Duckworth scored 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. James Duckworth lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Duckworth put 47% of his first serves in, winning 81% (39/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (25/54) on the 2nd serve. James broke Marchenko 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has dropped 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Duckworth has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (283-183). 7-3 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Duckworth has a compiled 202-112 match record in the last years on hard.
The Australian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Cleveland Challenger.
The Australian has an overall 14-7 win-loss record in 2024, 7-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Yasutaka Uchiyama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-18 | 25-14 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-24 | 27-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-21 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-26 | 9-13 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-13 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 241, Yasutaka got to the semifinal after defeating Sho Shimabukuro 6-3 6-0, Dane Sweeny 6-2 4-6 6-1 and Paul Jubb 4-6 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter against Jubb, Yasutaka recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-3). During the match Uchiyama scored 98 points vs Jubb’s 85. Uchiyama was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Uchiyama recorded 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Yasutaka Uchiyama lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Uchiyama put 61% of his first serves in, winning 80% (43/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (16/35) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Jubb 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Uchiyama’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Burnie 1 Challenger and the Burnie 2 Challenger.
The Japanese has a compiled 13-6 win-loss record in 2024, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Duckworth | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 71 |
| Pts | 268-234 | 254-200 |
| Total Points | 502 | 454 |
| Winners | 93 | 111 |
| %Winners | 35% | 44% |
Both Duckworth and Uchiyama played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. James Duckworth dropped 2 sets, while Yasutaka Uchiyama lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Duckworth and Uchiyama have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Duckworth played 5 games more than Uchiyama. The Australian scored 93 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Uchiyama managed to score 111 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Duckworth | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 8.7 |
| 1st in | 127/245 | 146/237 |
| %1st in | 52% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 93/127 | 111/146 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 55/118 | 36/91 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 40% |
Duckworth recorded 17 aces (5.7 per match). Uchiyama bagged 26 aces (8.7 per match). Duckworth won 73% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Uchiyama won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 40% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Duckworth | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 17 |
| Converted | 15/35 | 17/31 |
| % Converted | 43% | 55% |
| Conceded | 22 | 23 |
| Saved | 12 | 15 |
| % Saved | 55% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 8 |
Duckworth broke his opponents 15 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 17 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| Duckworth | |||||
| R1 Roh |
R2 Fery |
1/4 Marchenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 7-65 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 27 | 31 | 76 | |
| pts | 66-50 | 92-81 | 110-103 | 268-234 | |
| Total points | 116 | 173 | 213 | 502 | |
| Winners | 19 | 35 | 39 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 38% | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 31/58 | 48/85 | 48/102 | 127/245 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 56% | 47% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 19/31 | 35/48 | 39/48 | 93/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 73% | 81% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/27 | 17/37 | 25/54 | 55/118 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 46% | 46% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 5/13 | 4/13 | 15/35 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 31% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 2/5 | 5/9 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 40% | 56% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Uchiyama | |||||
| R1 Shimabukuro |
R2 Sweeny |
1/4 Jubb |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 6-2 4-6 6-1 | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 25 | 31 | 71 | |
| pts | 58-32 | 98-83 | 98-85 | 254-200 | |
| Total points | 90 | 181 | 183 | 454 | |
| Winners | 26 | 42 | 43 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 43% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 34/53 | 58/95 | 54/89 | 146/237 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 61% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 42/58 | 43/54 | 111/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 72% | 80% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/19 | 14/37 | 16/35 | 36/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 38% | 46% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 7/17 | 4/7 | 17/31 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 41% | 57% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 6/9 | 7/10 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 70% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWWLWWW Tennis Scores in Busan Challenger
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Paul JubbJubb (4-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Seong Chan HongChan Hong – Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Lloyd HarrisHarris (7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Illya MarchenkoMarchenko (7-65 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Ray Ho/Ji Sung NamHo/Ji Sung Nam – Antoine Escoffier/Tung-Lin WuEscoffier/Tung-Lin Wu (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Seong Chan HongChan Hong (0-1) – H2H and prediction
