
Adam Walton defeats James Duckworth 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Los Cabos on Thursday in what was an all-Australian contest. Walton will seek to keep on going in this event against Denis Shapovalov in the semifinal. The battle lasted exactly 2 hours.
Adam added to his prize money $ 19,525 after winning this match. He has already won $ 46,420 so far in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Walton will add $ 32,275 to his earnings to get in total $ 78,695.
Highlights Adam Walton vs. James Duckworth Mifel Tennis Open – Los Cabos
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Walton scored 84 points vs. Duckworth’s 82.
Walton
Walton served exceptionally well to win 75% of the points (33/44) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 49% points (18/37) on his second serve. Adam struck 10 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Walton was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that he procured (4/7).
Duckworth
On the other side, James was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered points (3/5). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Walton and Duckworth is 2-2.
Draw and next match H2H: Adam Walton vs. Denis Shapovalov – stats
Walton will square off with Shapovalov in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Adam Walton and Denis Shapovalov face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Shapovalov won 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells back in March 2025.
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Duckworth conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before finally winning the set (6-3).
Duckworth was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). On the other side, Duckworth didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 52 points. Duckworth was the one to win the set after conquering 14 more points than Adam (33-19). Duckworth was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (20-4). On the losing side, Walton conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).
Walton conquered a commanding position in the outset to break James Duckworth in the 2nd game (2-0). Walton managed to boost his lead after breaking James in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Duckworth lost the 8th game (5-3) when he had 3 consecutive game points when leading 40-0. Duckworth was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-3 to 6-3.
Adam converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 8th (4-3 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Walton didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 55 points. Adam was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than James (32-23). Adam was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). On the other side, James conceded 16 points on serve (20-16).
Walton had a favorable start in this set after breaking James Duckworth in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Yet, Walton managed to stage a good comeback to break James in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
Certainly, a key moment was when Adam won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the scoreline from 0-3 to 5-3.
Adam converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, James converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (3-1 30-40).
They played 59 points. Walton won 7 points more than Duckworth (33-26). Walton surrendered 14 points on serve (20-14). In addition, on the other side, James conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).
Tennis Scores in Los Cabos
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (6-3 6-2)
- Adam WaltonWalton – James DuckworthDuckworth (3-6 6-3 6-4)
- Andrey RublevRublev – Emilio NavaNava (5-7 6-4 6-3)
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-3 6-1)
Upcoming matches
- Andrey RublevRublev – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Adam WaltonWalton (1-0) – H2H details and stats