James Duckworth and Colton Smith will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Jinan Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on COURT 2. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Colton Smith who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Colton Smith is the pick to win this match.
Colton Smith -> 1.54
James Duckworth -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Colton Smith
This will be the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Colton Smith face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Smith (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Smith won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Houston back in April 2025.
James Duckworth
27 - 28win/loss
86
46
LWWWWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46-34 | 25-20 | 6-4 | 10-4 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-29 | 23-14 | 2-3 | 7-7 | 10-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-28 | 43-21 | 1-3 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-27 | 20-18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-24 | 15-9 | 1-2 | 12-9 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 103, the Australian will start his run in the Jinan Challenger after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 7-6(0) 7-5 to Onclin in the qualifications on the 29th of September.
The Australian has an aggregate 27-28 win-loss record in 2025, 15-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
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.
Talking about his overall career, Duckworth has an overall 518-347 record. He has a positive 303-199 record on hard.
Previously in the Jinan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
Colton Smith
29 - 17win/loss
146
133
LLLWLWWLLW | 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 |
Ranked no. 135, the American will start his run in the Jinan Challenger after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 7-6(3) 7-6(5) to Zhukayev in the qualifications on the 29th of September.
The American has a compiled 29-17 win-loss record in 2025, 11-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title the Cleveland Challenger where he overcame Eliot Spizzirri in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3.
In terms of his career, Colton has an overall 68-32 record. He has a positive 37-19 record on hard.
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