James Duckworth and Dan Martin will clash against each other in the semifinal of the San Luis Potosi Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:30 pm on ESTADIO. 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 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, James Duckworth is the pick to win this match.
James Duckworth -> 1.131
Dan Martin -> 5.25

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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Dan Martin

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

James Duckworth

Ranked no. 92, the Australian got to the semifinal after defeating Rafael De Alba 6-1 6-2, Maximilian Neuchrist 6-2 7-6(4) and Alfredo Perez 7-6(7) 6-4.

In the quarter, James had a good straight sets win against Perez (7-6⁷ 6-4). During the match, Duckworth scored 84 points vs Perez’s 75. Duckworth was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Regarding the service games, Duckworth struck 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, James Duckworth was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (32/39) of his 1st serve and 63% (22/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Australian broke Perez twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Australian hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.

Duckworth has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (292-190). 4-2 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Duckworth has an overall 21-20 win-loss record in the last years on clay.

The Australian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Morelia Challenger.

James has an aggregate 14-12 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the San Luis Potosi Challenger

Dan Martin

Ranked no. 740 (career-high), Martin reached the semifinal after beating Benjamin Thomas George 6-2 7-6(12), Vladyslav Orlov 6-1 4-6 6-0, Felix Corwin 6-1 6-4, Tom Paris 7-6(5) 6-2 and Mateus Alves 7-6(1) 2-6 7-5.

In the quarter, Martin defeated Alves (7-6¹ 2-6 7-5). During the match Martin scored 109 points vs Alves’s 105. Dan was very aggressive to blast 46 winners.

About the serving games, Martin fired 7 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Dan Martin lost the serve 6 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Martin put 54% of his first serves in, winning 75% (46/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (20/51) on the 2nd serve. Dan broke Alves 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Dan started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

The Canadian has an overall 16-10 win-loss record in 2025, 7-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the San Luis Potosi Challenger

Dan has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Duckworth	Martin
Match played	3	5
Tot Set	6	12
Tot Games	59	115
Pts	211-166	407-346
Total Points	377	753
Winners	80	159
%Winners	38%	39%

Duckworth played 3 matches while Martin competed in 5 matches. Martin started his run from the qualifications while Duckworth had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Dan Martin surrendered 2 sets while James Duckworth hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Duckworth has played 6 set(s) less than Martin (6 vs 12). Therefore, Duckworth played 56 games less than Martin. The Australian scored 80 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Canadian scored 159 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Duckworth	Martin
Aces	17	19
Avg per match	5.7	3.8
1st in	97/176	218/391
%1st in	55%	56%
1st pts	80/97	159/218
%1st pts	82%	73%
2nd pts	53/79	82/173
%2nd pts	67%	47%

Duckworth managed to score 17 aces (5.7 per match). Martin scored 19 aces (3.8 per match). Duckworth won 82% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Martin won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Duckworth	Martin
Won	8	25
Converted	8/24	25/48
% Converted	33%	52%
Conceded	6	39
Saved	5	24
% Saved	83%	62%
Times Broken	1	15

Duckworth broke his opponents 8 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Australian surrendered his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponents 25 times with a 52% conversion rate. Martin conceded his serve 15 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.

Duckworth
	R1 De	R2 Neuchrist	1/4 Perez	Total
Score	6-1 6-2	6-2 7-64	7-67 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	15	21	23	59
pts	61-35	66-56	84-75	211-166
Total points	96	122	159	377
Winners	16	32	32	80
%Winners	26%	48%	38%	38%
SERVE
Aces	1	8	8	17
Double Faults	1	1	2	4
1st in	18/40	40/62	39/74	97/176
% 1st in	45%	65%	53%	55%
1st pts	16/18	32/40	32/39	80/97
% 1st pts	89%	80%	82%	82%
2nd pts	16/22	15/22	22/35	53/79
% 2nd pts	73%	68%	63%	67%
Breaks
Won	4	2	2	8
Converted	4/13	2/6	2/5	8/24
Converted %	31%	33%	40%	33%
Conceded	0	1	5	6
Saved	0/0	1/1	4/5	5
Saved %	–	100%	80%	60%
Times Broken	0	0	1	1

Martin
	Q1 Thomas	Q3 Orlov	R1 Corwin	R2 Paris	1/4 Alves	Total
Score	6-2 7-612	6-1 4-6 6-0	6-1 6-4	7-65 6-2	7-61 2-6 7-5
Tot Set	2	3	2	2	3	12
Tot Games	21	23	17	21	33	115
pts	81-67	78-59	65-49	74-66	109-105	407-346
Total points	148	137	114	140	214	753
Winners	26	28	29	30	46	159
%Winners	32%	36%	45%	41%	42%	39%
SERVE
Aces	1	5	4	2	7	19
Double Faults	5	3	1	2	8	19
1st in	41/71	38/77	41/65	37/66	61/112	218/391
% 1st in	58%	49%	63%	56%	54%	56%
1st pts	26/41	28/38	29/41	30/37	46/61	159/218
% 1st pts	63%	74%	71%	81%	75%	73%
2nd pts	15/30	21/39	13/24	13/29	20/51	82/173
% 2nd pts	50%	54%	54%	45%	39%	47%
Breaks
Won	6	6	4	4	5	25
Converted	6/12	6/8	4/6	4/12	5/10	25/48
Converted %	50%	75%	67%	33%	50%	52%
Conceded	10	7	5	4	13	39
Saved	6/10	5/7	4/5	2/4	7/13	24
Saved %	60%	71%	80%	50%	54%	105%
Times Broken	4	2	1	2	6	15

Tennis Scores in San Luis Potosi Challenger

• Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Miguel TobonTobon (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
• James DuckworthDuckworth – Alfredo PerezPerez (7-6⁷ 6-4) – See score progression
• Max WiskandtWiskandt – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Dan MartinMartin – Mateus AlvesAlves (7-6¹ 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Finn Reynolds/James WattReynolds/James Watt – Boris Arias/Federico ZeballosArias/Federico Zeballos (6-3 3-6 10-7) – See score progression
• Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Miguel TobonTobon (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
• Max WiskandtWiskandt – Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• James DuckworthDuckworth – Dan MartinMartin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – (0-0) – H2H and prediction