James Duckworth is about to go ahead with his run in the draw in Houston. In the previous edition of this tournament, he overcame Gijs Brouwer 6-3 6-3.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is James Duckworth’s projected draw withhisplausible opponents in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The Australian has a unfavourable record (5-6) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Colton Smith (200) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Jordan Thompson (35) – H2H 3-3
or Ethan Quinn (130) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Tommy Paul (13) – H2H 0-1
or Cristian Garin (133) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Alejandro Tabilo
(32) – H2H 0-0
or Aleksandar Kovacevic (79) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Frances Tiafoe (17) – H2H 2-2
or Brandon Nakashima (33) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R1 – Colton Smith’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

32 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
145
High
133
LLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-21 13-11 4-2 6-3 9-5 0-0
2024 34-11 22-7 0-0 12-4 0-0 0-0
2023 5-4 4-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0
2022 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Colton Smith has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on clay. As for the last 1 years, Smith has a 2-0 record on clay. The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Smith’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final the Cleveland Challenger.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Smith didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Colton Smith

There is no head to head record between James Duckworth and Colton Smith since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R2 – Jordan Thompson’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

16 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
108
High
26
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 16-18 7-10 2-3 3-2 4-3 0-0
2024 35-24 23-13 3-5 5-3 4-3 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

Jordan Thompson has a 5-4 record in 2025, but he has not played until now on clay.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Jordan was overcome by Frances Tiafoe in the quarter 7-6(8) 6-4.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Jordan Thompson

This would be the 7th time that James Duckworth and Jordan Thompson face off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Duckworth on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, James Duckworth could face Ethan Quinn. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Ethan Quinn.

1/4 – Tommy Paul’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Tommy Paul

29 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
20
High
8
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-13 13-6 12-4 3-1 1-2 0-0
2024 45-20 17-12 10-4 8-2 10-2 0-0
2023 46-29 29-13 5-6 3-5 9-5 0-0
2022 39-27 21-12 2-6 9-5 7-4 0-0
2021 33-23 12-12 9-7 12-4 0-0 0-0
2020 21-14 12-6 5-4 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-16 22-7 12-4 5-1 6-4 0-0
2018 40-20 28-15 0-0 12-5 0-0 0-0

Tommy Paul has a 13-5 record in 2025, but he has not competed so far on clay. Tommy won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Tommy’s best result of this season was reaching the semifinal Adelaide and Dallas.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Paul didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Tommy Paul

This match would represent the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Tommy Paul clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Yet, James Duckworth may compete against Cristian Garin. Their head to head is 1-0 for James Duckworth.

1/2 – Alejandro Tabilo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

27 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
81
High
19
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 27-23 20-13 6-7 1-3 0-0 0-0
2024 38-27 13-8 15-10 3-7 7-2 0-0
2023 52-26 13-5 39-19 0-1 0-1 0-0
2022 33-22 7-6 23-11 0-1 3-4 0-0
2021 38-30 13-9 22-15 1-3 2-3 0-0
2020 19-11 5-2 11-6 3-3 0-0 0-0
2019 50-29 8-8 33-19 9-2 0-0 0-0
2018 39-20 14-5 24-14 1-1 0-0 0-0

Alejandro Tabilo has a 2-8 record in 2025, 0-3 on clay. Regarding the previous 10 years, the Chilean has a 204-127 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alejandro won 2 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Alejandro didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Alejandro Tabilo

There is no head to head record between James Duckworth and Alejandro Tabilo since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

On the other hand, James Duckworth could square off with Aleksandar Kovacevic. Their head to head record is 1-0 for James Duckworth.

Final – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

26 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
10
LLLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-23 13-13 11-7 1-1 1-2 0-0
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 3-3 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

Frances Tiafoe has a 6-6 record in 2025, but he has not competed yet on clay. The American won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship the American was overcome by Ben Shelton in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.

H2H James Duckworth vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 5th time that James Duckworth and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Duckworth and Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.

However, James Duckworth may fight against Brandon Nakashima. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Brandon Nakashima.