James Duckworth is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Houston. The Australian has defeated Gijs Brouwer 6-3 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Frances Tiafoe.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is James Duckworth’s projected draw andhispresumable opponents in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. James has a favorable record (6-5) with the likely opponents.
R2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for James Duckworth
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-10 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-21 | 21-10 | 8-4 | 4-5 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-25 | 19-11 | 8-6 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-27 | 19-13 | 4-7 | 10-4 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 7-9 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 23-27 | 13-13 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 30-29 | 13-11 | 7-7 | 6-9 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 33-25 | 17-13 | 10-3 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Frances Tiafoe has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2024, but he has not competed as yet on clay. The American won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Francis’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Delray Beach.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Francis won the event after ousting Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(1) 7-6(6).
H2H James Duckworth vs. Frances Tiafoe
This contest would be 4th time that James Duckworth and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Duckworth (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
1/4 – Jordan Thompson’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 3-3
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-11 | 11-7 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-28 | 22-15 | 0-3 | 7-4 | 12-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-26 | 18-14 | 2-6 | 8-1 | 12-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-25 | 10-11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 9-5 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 31-24 | 14-14 | 9-5 | 2-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 53-29 | 32-15 | 6-5 | 8-2 | 3-6 | 4-1 |
| 2017 | 36-29 | 24-16 | 6-6 | 0-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
Jordan Thompson has a 14-8 record in 2024, 1-0 on clay. Talking about the last 13 years, Jordan has a 84-59 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Thompson won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of the year was winning the competition in Los Cabos where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 7-6(4).
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship the Australian surrendered to Jeff Wolf in the 1st round 6-3 6-2.
H2H James Duckworth vs. Jordan Thompson
This would be the 7th time that James Duckworth and Jordan Thompson square off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Duckworth on clay in major tournaments.
Anyhow, James Duckworth could compete against Aleksandar Kovacevic. Their H2H record is 1-0 for James Duckworth.
1/2 – Marcos Giron’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Marcos Giron
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-11 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-30 | 17-15 | 7-6 | 5-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-31 | 11-13 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 12-10 | 5-5 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-15 | 12-8 | 1-2 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 49-26 | 29-12 | 5-6 | 10-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 29-26 | 25-21 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 41-27 | 36-19 | 4-3 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Marcos Giron has a 10-7 record in 2024, 2-0 on clay. Talking about the last 14 years, Giron has a 30-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Marcos’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final Dallas.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Giron was overcome by Tomas Machac in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.
H2H James Duckworth vs. Marcos Giron
This would be the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Marcos Giron square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Giron (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
Anyhow, James Duckworth could compete against Luciano Darderi. Their head to head is 0-0.
Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for James Duckworth
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-8 | 9-6 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 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 |
Ben Shelton has a 12-7 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay. In the course of the last 2 years, Shelton has a 5-8 record on clay. Shelton won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Shelton’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Auckland and Dallas.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Ben didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H James Duckworth vs. Ben Shelton
This match would represent the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Ben Shelton square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Duckworth (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
Anyhow, James Duckworth may face Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Their H2H record is 0-0.
