Ben Shelton and James Duckworth will play each other in the qualifications of the Adelaide International 1 for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 8:00 pm on SHOWCOURT 1. 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 Ben Shelton who should win in 3 sets.
Ben Shelton -> 1.55
James Duckworth -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. James Duckworth
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and James Duckworth since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-24 | 23-9 | 7-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-26 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-26 | 21-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-11 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 24-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-7 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 96 (career-high), Shelton will start his run in Adelaide after he won the title in the Champaign Challenger after beating 0-6 6-3 6-2 Vukic in the final.
Shelton has a composed 40-11 win-loss record in 2022, 16-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Shelton’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Rome Challenger,the Chicago Challenger,the Tiburon Challenger,the Charlottesville Challenger,the Knoxville Challenger and the Champaign Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 58-18 record. He has a positive 23-12 record on hard.
Previously in Adelaide
Shelton has never competed in this tournament before.
James Duckworth
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2021 | 36-24 | 15-9 | 1-2 | 12-9 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 155, the Australian will start his run in Adelaide after he played his last match in the Yokkaichi Challenger where he lost 7-6(3) 6-3 to Watanuki
in the semifinal on the 26th of November.The Australian has a compiled 24-27 win-loss record in 2022, 20-18 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Duckworth’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Cassis Challenger.
In terms of his career, James has an overall 398-262 record. He has a positive 222-148 record on hard.
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