Alastair Gray and James Duckworth will face off in the qualifications of the Nature Valley International for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:30 pm on COURT 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is James Duckworth who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, James Duckworth is the pick to win this match.
James Duckworth -> 1.23
Alastair Gray -> 4.2
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Prediction and head to head Alastair Gray vs. James Duckworth
There is no head to head record between Alastair Gray and James Duckworth since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alastair Gray
Currently unranked, Gray got to the qualifications after beating Soon-Woo Kwon 4-6 6-2 6-3.
In the qualifications against Kwon, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-3). During the match, Gray scored 90 points vs Kwon’s 82. Alastair was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gray bagged 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alastair Gray lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Gray put 57% of his first serves in, winning 77% (40/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (18/40) on the 2nd serve. Alastair broke Kwon 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Gray has a weak record in the last 6 years having won 38% of his matches (8-13). 1-1 on grass in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Gray has an overall1-4 record in the last 6 years on grass.
The Brit has an overall 1-1 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Eastbourne
The Brit has never competed in this tournament before.
James Duckworth
Ranked no. 92, Duckworth got to the qualifications after beating Filip Cristian Jianu 6-4 6-3.
In the qualifications, Duckworth had a good straight sets win against Cristian Jianu (6-4 6-3). During the match Duckworth scored 70 points vs Cristian Jianu’s 54. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Duckworth managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. James Duckworth was very effective on serve to win 87% (27/31) of his 1st serve and 65% (13/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. James broke Cristian Jianu twice after converting 17% of his break points (2/12).
The Australian has a composed 13-11 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gray | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 19 |
| Pts | 90-82 | 70-54 |
| Total Points | 172 | 124 |
| Winners | 40 | 27 |
| %Winners | 44% | 39% |
Both Gray and Duckworth played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Alastair Gray dropped 1 set while James Duckworth hasn’t dropped a set so far. Gray has played 1 set more than Duckworth (3 vs 2). Therefore, Gray played 8 games more than Duckworth. Gray scored 40 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Duckworth struck 27 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gray | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 52/92 | 31/51 |
| %1st in | 57% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 40/52 | 27/31 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 18/40 | 13/20 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 65% |
Gray made 5 aces . Duckworth made 5 aces . Gray won 77% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Duckworth won 87% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gray | Duckworth |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 2 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 2/12 |
| % Converted | 36% | 17% |
| Conceded | 9 | 0 |
| Saved | 7 | 0 |
| % Saved | 78% | NAN% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
Gray broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Brit conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Duckworth broke his opponent twice with a 17% conversion rate. Duckworth was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.
| Gray | |||
| Q1 Kwon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 90-82 | 90-82 | |
| Total points | 172 | 172 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 52/92 | 52/92 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 40/52 | 40/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/40 | 18/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Duckworth | |||
| Q1 Cristian |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 70-54 | 70-54 | |
| Total points | 124 | 124 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 31/51 | 31/51 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 27/31 | 27/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 13/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/12 | 2/12 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 17% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
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