James Duckworth and Lorenzo Sonego will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Chengdu Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:00 pm on Court 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lorenzo Sonego who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lorenzo Sonego is the pick to win this match.
Lorenzo Sonego -> 1.67
James Duckworth -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Lorenzo Sonego
This will be the 4th time that James Duckworth and Lorenzo Sonego play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sonego (see full H2H stats), but Duckworth leads 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Duckworth won 7-5 6-3 in the 3rd round in Winston salem back in August 2026.
Highlights James Duckworth vs Lorenzo Sonego – Winston salem 26-August-2026
James Duckworth
26 - 24win/loss
64
46
LLLLWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26-26 | 13-16 | 11-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 46-34 | 25-20 | 6-4 | 10-4 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-29 | 23-14 | 2-3 | 7-7 | 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 |
Ranked no. 65, Duckworth will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in 1 where he lost 2-6 6-3 6-3 to Majchrzak in the Rubber 2 on the 19th of September.
Duckworth has an overall 26-24 win-loss record in 2026, 13-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Mexico City Challenger where he defeated Stefano Napolitano in the final 6-7(7) 7-6(3) 6-2.
Talking about his overall career, Duckworth has an overall 563-377 record. He has a positive 326-217 record on hard.
Previously in Chengdu
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2019. See his history.
Lorenzo Sonego
12 - 18win/loss
87
21
LLLWLLLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13-21 | 6-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-29 | 11-14 | 1-5 | 8-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 27-33 | 10-14 | 10-11 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-31 | 10-12 | 9-7 | 9-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-29 | 7-9 | 8-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 86, Sonego will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in the Genoa Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-4 6-4 to Passaro in the 1st round on the 8th of September.
Sonego has an aggregate 12-18 win-loss record in 2026, 5-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Sonego has an overall 399-327 record. He has a negative 90-98 record on hard.
Previously in Chengdu
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2025. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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