James Duckworth and Hugo Grenier will square off in the final of the Cassis Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTRAL CABESTO. 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.
James Duckworth -> 1.81
Hugo Grenier -> 1.952
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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Hugo Grenier
This will be the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Hugo Grenier face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Duckworth (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Duckworth won 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in the Istanbul 2 Challenger back in 2021.
James Duckworth
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-33 | 18-19 | 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 |
| 2021 | 36-24 | 15-9 | 1-2 | 12-9 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 83, the Australian reached the final after defeating Antoine Bellier 6-4 2-6 6-2, Gabriel Debru 7-64 6-4, Borna Gojo 6-3 3-6 6-4 and Tomas Machac 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Machac (6-3 6-4). During the match, Duckworth scored 67 points vs Machac’s 55. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Duckworth managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. James Duckworth conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 7 break points. Furthermore, Duckworth put 60% of his first serves in, winning 84% (36/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Machac twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duckworth has lost 2 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Duckworth has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (291-189). 10-9 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Duckworth has an overall 182-110 record in the last years on hard.
Duckworth’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Porto Challenger and the Cassis Challenger.
The Australian has a compiled 14-17 win-loss record in 2022, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cassis Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Hugo Grenier
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-34 | 30-18 | 0-2 | 9-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-33 | 25-15 | 2-8 | 9-8 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-33 | 15-8 | 7-10 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-35 | 21-14 | 9-10 | 1-8 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-28 | 22-9 | 9-8 | 12-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 119 (career-high), the French player reached the final after beating Matteo Martineau 6-1 6-4, Laurent Lokoli 6-3 4-6 7-65, Kaichi Uchida 6-4 7-65 and Francesco Maestrelli 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal, The French player had a good straight sets win against Maestrelli (6-3 6-4). During the match Grenier scored 71 points vs Maestrelli’s 57. Hugo was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Grenier blasted 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Hugo Grenier lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Grenier put 63% of his first serves in, winning 73% (29/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (9/23) on the 2nd serve. Grenier broke Maestrelli 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Hugo’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Segovia Challenger.
The French player has an overall 32-27 win-loss record in 2022, 19-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cassis Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Duckworth | Grenier |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 96 | 91 |
| Pts | 336-294 | 322-259 |
| Total Points | 630 | 581 |
| Winners | 130 | 130 |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% |
Both Duckworth and Grenier played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. James Duckworth surrendered 2 sets, while Hugo Grenier lost 1 set. Duckworth has played 1 set more than Grenier (10 vs 9). Therefore, Duckworth played 5 games more than Grenier. James scored 130 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The French player blasted 130 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Duckworth | Grenier |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 30 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| 1st in | 164/296 | 163/264 |
| %1st in | 55% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 130/164 | 130/163 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 73/132 | 53/101 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 52% |
Duckworth fired 30 aces (7.5 per match). Grenier managed to score 27 aces (6.8 per match). Duckworth won 79% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Grenier won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Duckworth | Grenier |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 15 |
| Converted | 11/33 | 15/34 |
| % Converted | 33% | 44% |
| Conceded | 26 | 14 |
| Saved | 20 | 7 |
| % Saved | 77% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 7 |
Duckworth broke his opponents 11 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Hugo broke his opponents 15 times with a 44% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Duckworth | ||||||
| R1 Bellier | R2 Debru | 1/4 Gojo | 1/2 Machac | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 6-2 | 7-64 6-4 | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 96 | |
| pts | 78-73 | 89-70 | 102-96 | 67-55 | 336-294 | |
| Total points | 151 | 159 | 198 | 122 | 630 | |
| Winners | 25 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 130 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 38% | 34% | 54% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 38/66 | 39/65 | 44/93 | 43/72 | 164/296 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 60% | 47% | 60% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 25/38 | 34/39 | 35/44 | 36/43 | 130/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 87% | 80% | 84% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/28 | 15/26 | 25/49 | 14/29 | 73/132 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 58% | 51% | 48% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 2/5 | 3/14 | 2/6 | 11/33 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 21% | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 5/6 | 7/9 | 7/7 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 83% | 78% | 100% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Grenier | ||||||
| R1 Martineau | R2 Lokoli | 1/4 Uchida | 1/2 Maestrelli | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 4-6 7-65 | 6-4 7-65 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 91 | |
| pts | 60-35 | 108-100 | 83-67 | 71-57 | 322-259 | |
| Total points | 95 | 208 | 150 | 128 | 581 | |
| Winners | 23 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 130 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% | 35% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 28/47 | 59/97 | 36/57 | 40/63 | 163/264 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 61% | 63% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 23/28 | 49/59 | 29/36 | 29/40 | 130/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 83% | 81% | 73% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/19 | 17/38 | 14/21 | 9/23 | 53/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 45% | 67% | 39% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/6 | 3/13 | 5/8 | 15/34 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 50% | 23% | 63% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/5 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 60% | 0% | 50% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Tennis Scores in Cassis Challenger
- Michael Geerts/Joran VliegenGeerts/Joran Vliegen – Romain Arneodo/Albano OlivettiArneodo/Albano Olivetti (6-4 7-66) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-1) – H2H and prediction