Daniil Medvedev and James Duckworth will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Almaty Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Daniil Medvedev who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 1.197
James Duckworth -> 4.55

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Prediction and head to head Daniil Medvedev vs. James Duckworth

This will be the 2^nd time that Daniil Medvedev and James Duckworth play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they locked horns, Medvedev won 6-2 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Toronto back in 2021.

Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs James Duckworth – Toronto 12-August-2021

Daniil Medvedev

Ranked no. 14, the Russian reached the semifinal after beating Adam Walton 7-5 7-6(0) and Fabian Marozsan 7-5 6-2.

In the quarter, Medvedev had a good straight sets win against Marozsan (7-5 6-2). During the match, Medvedev scored 66 points vs Marozsan’s 46. Medvedev was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Regarding the service games, Medvedev struck 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Daniil Medvedev was very efficient on serve to win 79% (38/48) of his 1st serve and 64% (7/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Medvedev broke Marozsan 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Medvedev hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.

Medvedev has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 71% of his matches (493-203). 5-2 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Medvedev has an aggregate 123-53 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Medvedev’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Halle.

Daniil has a compiled 36-21 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Almaty

James Duckworth

Ranked no. 138, the Australian got to the semifinal after beating Saba Purtseladze 6-3 1-0 ret., Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 4-6 7-5, Ugo Blanchet 6-3 6-4, Gabriel Diallo 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-4 and Flavio Cobolli 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter, Duckworth had a good straight sets win against Cobolli (6-3 6-2). During the match Duckworth scored 82 points vs Cobolli’s 58. Duckworth was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.

About the serving games, Duckworth managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. James Duckworth was very effective on serve to win 88% (23/26) of his 1st serve and 66% (19/29) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. James broke Cobolli 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Duckworth started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

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

Duckworth has a compiled 32-29 win-loss record in 2025, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Almaty

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2021. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Medvedev	Duckworth
Match played	2	5
Tot Set	4	13
Tot Games	45	114
Pts	151-120	391-311
Total Points	271	702
Winners	84	177
%Winners	56%	45%

Medvedev played 2 matches while Duckworth competed in 5 matches. Duckworth started his run from the qualifications while Medvedev had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, James Duckworth dropped 2 sets while Daniil Medvedev hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Medvedev has played 9 set(s) less than Duckworth (4 vs 13). Therefore, Medvedev played 69 games less than Duckworth. Daniil scored 84 winners (56% of the total points). On the other side, Duckworth struck 177 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Medvedev	Duckworth
Aces	22	47
Avg per match	11	9.4
1st in	107/149	196/311
%1st in	72%	63%
1st pts	84/107	177/196
%1st pts	79%	90%
2nd pts	22/42	68/115
%2nd pts	52%	59%

Medvedev fired 22 aces (11 per match). Duckworth blasted 47 aces (9.4 per match). Medvedev won 79% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Duckworth won 90% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Medvedev	Duckworth
Won	5	10
Converted	5/10	10/42
% Converted	50%	24%
Conceded	9	11
Saved	8	10
% Saved	89%	91%
Times Broken	1	1

The Russian broke his opponents 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Russian surrendered his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Duckworth broke his opponents 10 times with a 24% conversion rate. James conceded his serve once and he saved 91% of the break points that he conceded.

Medvedev
	R2 Walton	1/4 Marozsan	Total
Score	7-5 7-60	7-5 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	25	20	45
pts	85-74	66-46	151-120
Total points	159	112	271
Winners	46	38	84
%Winners	54%	58%	56%
SERVE
Aces	13	9	22
Double Faults	7	2	9
1st in	59/90	48/59	107/149
% 1st in	66%	81%	72%
1st pts	46/59	38/48	84/107
% 1st pts	78%	79%	79%
2nd pts	15/31	7/11	22/42
% 2nd pts	48%	64%	52%
Breaks
Won	2	3	5
Converted	2/6	3/4	5/10
Converted %	33%	75%	50%
Conceded	6	3	9
Saved	5/6	3/3	8
Saved %	83%	100%	92%
Times Broken	1	0	1

Duckworth
	Q1 Purtseladze	Q3 Kukushkin	R1 Blanchet	R2 Diallo	1/4 Cobolli	Total
Score	6-3 1-0 ret.	6-4 4-6 7-5	6-3 6-4	7-63 6-73 6-4	6-3 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	2	3	2	12
Tot Games	10	32	19	36	17	114
pts	42-23	94-81	63-49	110-100	82-58	391-311
Total points	65	175	112	210	140	702
Winners	15	55	24	60	23	177
%Winners	36%	59%	38%	55%	28%	45%
SERVE
Aces	5	21	9	10	2	47
Double Faults	0	2	1	5	1	9
1st in	15/20	62/84	29/57	64/95	26/55	196/311
% 1st in	75%	74%	51%	67%	47%	63%
1st pts	15/15	55/62	24/29	60/64	23/26	177/196
% 1st pts	100%	89%	83%	94%	88%	90%
2nd pts	5/5	10/22	19/28	15/31	19/29	68/115
% 2nd pts	100%	45%	68%	48%	66%	59%
Breaks
Won	2	2	2	1	3	10
Converted	2/6	2/7	2/8	1/8	3/13	10/42
Converted %	33%	29%	25%	13%	23%	24%
Conceded	0	4	2	0	5	11
Saved	0/0	3/4	2/2	0/0	5/5	10
Saved %	–	75%	100%	–	100%	138%
Times Broken	0	1	0	0	0	1

Tennis Scores in Almaty

• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-3 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
• James DuckworthDuckworth – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Jakob Schnaitter/Mark WallnerSchnaitter/Mark Wallner – James Duckworth/Adam WaltonDuckworth/Adam Walton (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Theo Arribage/Albano OlivettiArribage/Albano Olivetti – Diego Hidalgo/Patrik TrhacHidalgo/Patrik Trhac (7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-3 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
• James DuckworthDuckworth – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (7-5 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• James DuckworthDuckworth – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Corentin MoutetMoutet (1-2) – H2H and prediction