James Duckworth and Marc Polmans will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Burnie Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on COURT 3. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, James Duckworth is the pick to win this match.
James Duckworth -> 1.76
Marc Polmans -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Marc Polmans
This will be the 5th time that James Duckworth and Marc Polmans clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Duckworth and Polmans (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Polmans won 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 1st round in the Busan Challenger back in 2022.
James Duckworth
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 11-10 | 9-4 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 163, the Australian reached the semifinal after defeating Makoto Ochi 6-1 6-4, Jake Delaney 6-1 3-6 6-1 and Philip Sekulic 6-2 6-74 7-5.
In the quarter, The Australian defeated Sekulic (6-2 6-74 7-5). During the match, Duckworth scored 121 points vs Sekulic’s 94. James was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Duckworth bagged 12 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, James Duckworth was very effective on serve to win 81% (38/47) of his 1st serve and 61% (31/51) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Australian broke Sekulic 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duckworth has lost 2 set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Duckworth has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (261-175). 5-3 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Duckworth has an overall 172-103 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Australian has an aggregate 5-3 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Burnie Challenger
Marc Polmans
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-28 | 18-18 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-35 | 32-23 | 14-9 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-13 | 14-12 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-28 | 1-6 | 8-13 | 2-6 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-16 | 2-6 | 5-4 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 303, Polmans got to the semifinal after defeating Brandon Walkin 6-2 6-4, Max Purcell 6-4 2-6 6-3 and Adam Walton 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, Marc had a good straight sets win against Walton (6-3 6-3). During the match Polmans scored 73 points vs Walton’s 57. Polmans was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Polmans made 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Marc Polmans lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Polmans put 62% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the 2nd serve. Marc broke Walton 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marc has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Australian has a composed 6-2 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 63 |
| Pts | 259-191 | 223-186 |
| Total Points | 450 | 409 |
| Winners | 90 | 97 |
| %Winners | 35% | 43% |
Both Duckworth and Polmans played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. James Duckworth dropped 2 sets, while Marc Polmans dropped 1 set. Duckworth has played 1 set more than Polmans (8 vs 7). Therefore, Duckworth played 10 games more than Polmans. Duckworth scored 90 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Marc managed to score 97 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 107/207 | 137/200 |
| %1st in | 52% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 90/107 | 97/137 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 62/100 | 32/63 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 51% |
Duckworth made 22 aces (7.3 per match). Polmans blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Duckworth won 84% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Polmans won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Duckworth | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 11 |
| Converted | 12/30 | 11/24 |
| % Converted | 40% | 46% |
| Conceded | 12 | 18 |
| Saved | 9 | 13 |
| % Saved | 75% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
The Australian broke his opponents 12 times with a 40% conversion rate. Duckworth lost his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 11 times with a 46% conversion rate. Polmans conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Duckworth | |||||
| R1 Ochi |
R2 Delaney |
1/4 Sekulic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-1 3-6 6-1 | 6-2 6-74 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 33 | 73 | |
| pts | 66-45 | 72-52 | 121-94 | 259-191 | |
| Total points | 111 | 124 | 215 | 450 | |
| Winners | 27 | 25 | 38 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 35% | 31% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/51 | 29/58 | 47/98 | 107/207 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 50% | 48% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 27/31 | 25/29 | 38/47 | 90/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 86% | 81% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 20/29 | 31/51 | 62/100 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 69% | 61% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/8 | 5/14 | 12/30 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 36% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/1 | 8/10 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 80% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Polmans | |||||
| R1 Walkin |
R2 Purcell |
1/4 Walton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 2-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 27 | 18 | 63 | |
| pts | 67-49 | 83-80 | 73-57 | 223-186 | |
| Total points | 116 | 163 | 130 | 409 | |
| Winners | 26 | 45 | 26 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 54% | 36% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 34/53 | 66/87 | 37/60 | 137/200 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 76% | 62% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 45/66 | 26/37 | 97/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 68% | 70% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 8/21 | 13/23 | 32/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 38% | 57% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/9 | 11/24 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 60% | 44% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 6/9 | 4/5 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 67% | 80% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Burnie Challenger
- Marc PolmansPolmans – Adam WaltonWalton (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – James McCabeMcCabe (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Philip SekulicSekulic (6-2 6-74 7-5) – See score progression
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Thomas FancuttFancutt (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Marc PolmansPolmans (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Rinky HijikataHijikata (1-0) – H2H and prediction
