James Duckworth and Justin Engel will clash against each other in the 1^st round of the Boss Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.36
Justin Engel -> 3.15

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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Justin Engel

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

James Duckworth

Ranked no. 94, Duckworth got to the 1^st round after beating Benjamin Hassan 6-3 7-6(4) and Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-3.

In the qualifications against Basilashvili, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7⁴ 7-6⁵ 6-3). During the match, Duckworth scored 104 points vs Basilashvili’s 88. James was quite aggressive to blast 58 winners.

Regarding the service games, Duckworth blasted 18 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, James Duckworth was exceptionally effective on serve to win 91% (58/64) of his 1st serve and 63% (17/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Australian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Basilashvili twice.

Overall Performance in this tournament

James started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.

Duckworth has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (296-193). 2-1 on grass in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Duckworth has an aggregate 31-28 record in the last years on grass.

His best result of the current year was winning the title the San Luis Potosi Challenger where he defeated Max Wiskandt in the final 6-1 6-1.

James has a compiled 18-15 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Stuttgart

Justin Engel

Ranked no. 281 (career-high), Engel will start his run in Stuttgart after he played his last match in the Heilbronn Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-3

to Mena in the 1^st round on the 3^rd of June.

Engel has a composed 18-16 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on grass.

The German’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Cadolzburg.

In terms of his career, Engel has an overall 70-55 record. He has a flat 0-0 record on grass.

Previously in Stuttgart

The German has never competed in this tournament before.

Tennis Scores in Stuttgart

• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Benjamin BonziBonzi (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Francisco Cabral/Lucas MiedlerCabral/Lucas Miedler – Alexander Erler/Constantin FrantzenErler/Constantin Frantzen (6-3 4-6 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Jacob FearnleyFearnley (4-6 7-6⁴ 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings

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