James Duckworth and Roberto Marcora will face off in the quarter of the Tata Open Maharashtra for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the 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 -> 1.53
Roberto Marcora -> 2.50
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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Roberto Marcora
There is no head to head record between James Duckworth and Roberto Marcora since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
James Duckworth
Ranked no. 96, James reached the quarter after defeating Peter Gojowczyk 7-65 6-4 and Taro Daniel 6-74 7-66 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Daniel, James recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-66 6-3). During the match Duckworth scored 124 points vs Daniel’s 121. James was extremely aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Talking about serving, Duckworth blasted 16 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, James Duckworth was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (56/72) of his 1st serve and 55% (28/51) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. James broke Daniel twice after converting 18% of his break points (2/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duckworth has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Duckworth has a favorable record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (618-444). 3-2 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Duckworth has a 187-151 record in the last 10 years on hard.
James has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Pune
James conquered the title last year in Pune Challenger after ousting Jay Clarke 4-6 6-4 6-4.
Roberto Marcora
Ranked no. 174, Roberto got to the quarter after beating Filippo Baldi 6-3 6-2, Blaz Rola 6-4 7-64, Lukas Rosol 6-3 6-2 and Benoit Paire 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Paire (6-4 6-4). During the match Marcora scored 65 points vs Paire’s 62. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Marcora blasted 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Roberto Marcora lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Marcora put 61% of his first serves in, winning 65% (30/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the 2nd serve. Marcora broke Paire 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Marcora has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 54% of his matches (114-96). 8-3 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Marcora has a 125-110 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Roberto has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2020, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Pune
The Italian didn’t play in Pune in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Duckworth | Marcora |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 77 |
| Pts | 198-191 | 253-195 |
| Total Points | 389 | 448 |
| Winners | 86 | 113 |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% |
Duckworth played 2 matches while Marcora competed in 4 matches. Marcora started his run from the qualifications while Duckworth had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, James Duckworth conceded 1 set while Roberto Marcora hasn’t dropped a set so far. Duckworth has played 3 sets less than Marcora (5 vs 8). Therefore, Duckworth played 19 games less than Marcora. Duckworth scored 86 winners (43% on total points). On the other side, The Italian blasted 113 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Duckworth | Marcora |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 12.5 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 115/198 | 143/231 |
| %1st in | 58% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 86/115 | 113/143 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 49/83 | 59/88 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 67% |
Duckworth blasted 25 aces (12.5 per match). Marcora blasted 17 aces (4.3 per match). Duckworth won 75% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Marcora won 79% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Duckworth | Marcora |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 10 |
| Converted | 3/12 | 10/22 |
| % Converted | 25% | 45% |
| Conceded | 11 | 9 |
| Saved | 10 | 8 |
| % Saved | 91% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Duckworth broke his opponents 3 times with 25% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve once and he saved 91% of the break points that he conceded. Roberto broke his opponents 10 times with 45% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Duckworth | ||||
| R1 Gojowczyk |
R2 Daniel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-4 | 6-74 7-66 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 35 | 58 | |
| pts | 74-70 | 124-121 | 198-191 | |
| Total points | 144 | 245 | 389 | |
| Winners | 30 | 56 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 16 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 43/75 | 72/123 | 115/198 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 59% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 30/43 | 56/72 | 86/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 78% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/32 | 28/51 | 49/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 55% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Converted | 1/1 | 2/11 | 3/12 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 18% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 8/9 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 89% | 95% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | -50 | |
| Marcora | ||||||
| Q1 Baldi |
Q3 Rola |
R1 Rosol |
R2 Paire |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 7-64 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 77 | |
| pts | 61-37 | 74-59 | 53-37 | 65-62 | 253-195 | |
| Total points | 98 | 133 | 90 | 127 | 448 | |
| Winners | 24 | 36 | 23 | 30 | 113 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 49% | 43% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 28/45 | 42/63 | 27/48 | 46/75 | 143/231 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 67% | 56% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 24/28 | 36/42 | 23/27 | 30/46 | 113/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 86% | 85% | 65% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/17 | 14/21 | 15/21 | 17/29 | 59/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 67% | 71% | 59% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 1/5 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 20% | 50% | 75% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 8 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | – | 88% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -75 | |
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