James Duckworth and Chak Lam Coleman Wong will face off in the semifinal of the Taipei Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 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 James Duckworth who should win in 3 sets.
James Duckworth -> 1.84
Chak Lam Coleman Wong -> 1.84
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Chak Lam Coleman Wong
This will be the 3rd time that James Duckworth and Chak Lam Coleman Wong fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Duckworth (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Duckworth won 7-5 7-5 in the final in the Playford Challenger back in 2023.
James Duckworth
35 - 31win/loss
106
46
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-33 | 18-19 | 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. 113, James got to the semifinal after defeating Taro Daniel 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2, Michael Vrbensky 6-3 6-2 and Kaichi Uchida 6-3 7-6(2).
In the quarter, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Uchida (6-3 7-62). During the match, Duckworth scored 64 points vs Uchida’s 57. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Duckworth blasted 17 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. James Duckworth was quite efficient on serve to win 89% (34/38) of his 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Australian broke Uchida once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Duckworth has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (313-209). 9-3 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Duckworth has an overall 39-30 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning the title the San Luis Potosi Challenger where he beat Max Wiskandt in the final 6-1 6-1.
The Australian has a compiled 35-31 win-loss record in 2025, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Taipei Challenger
Chak Lam Coleman Wong
32 - 29win/loss
143
128
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-30 | 20-18 | 2-6 | 4-2 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-36 | 39-26 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 53-27 | 42-19 | 9-7 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-19 | 20-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-7 | 5-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 152, the got to the semifinal after beating Luca Castelnuovo 6-4 4-6 7-5, Tsung-Hao Huang 6-4 6-4 and Maxime Janvier 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, The had a good straight sets win against Janvier (6-4 6-4). During the match Lam Coleman Wong scored 56 points vs Janvier’s 48. Chak was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Lam Coleman Wong managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Chak Lam Coleman Wong was exceptionally effective on serve to win 92% (23/25) of his 1st serve and 65% (17/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Chak broke Janvier twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Chak has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Seoul Challenger.
Lam Coleman Wong has an aggregate 32-29 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Taipei Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Duckworth | Lam Coleman Wong |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 72 |
| Pts | 226-196 | 232-210 |
| Total Points | 422 | 442 |
| Winners | 94 | 102 |
| %Winners | 42% | 44% |
Both Duckworth and Lam Coleman Wong played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. James Duckworth conceded 1 set, while Chak Lam Coleman Wong surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Duckworth and Lam Coleman Wong have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Duckworth played 4 games less than Lam Coleman Wong. James scored 94 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Chak bagged 102 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Duckworth | Lam Coleman Wong |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 32 | 31 |
| Avg per match | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| 1st in | 117/207 | 132/231 |
| %1st in | 57% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 94/117 | 102/132 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 52/90 | 55/99 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 56% |
Duckworth blasted 32 aces (10.7 per match). Lam Coleman Wong blasted 31 aces (10.3 per match). Duckworth won 80% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Lam Coleman Wong won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Duckworth | Lam Coleman Wong |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 8 |
| Converted | 8/26 | 8/13 |
| % Converted | 31% | 62% |
| Conceded | 14 | 13 |
| Saved | 10 | 10 |
| % Saved | 71% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Duckworth broke his opponents 8 times with a 31% conversion rate. James lost his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Chak broke his opponents 8 times with a 62% conversion rate. Chak conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Duckworth | |||||
| R1 Daniel | R2 Vrbensky | 1/4 Uchida | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-62 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 17 | 22 | 68 | |
| pts | 91-88 | 71-51 | 64-57 | 226-196 | |
| Total points | 179 | 122 | 121 | 422 | |
| Winners | 42 | 18 | 34 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 25% | 53% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 3 | 17 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 57/95 | 22/48 | 38/64 | 117/207 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 46% | 59% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 42/57 | 18/22 | 34/38 | 94/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 82% | 89% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/38 | 16/26 | 16/26 | 52/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 62% | 62% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 4/12 | 1/2 | 8/26 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 33% | 50% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 67% | 100% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Lam Coleman Wong | |||||
| R1 Castelnuovo | R2 Huang | 1/4 Janvier | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 20 | 72 | |
| pts | 105-102 | 71-60 | 56-48 | 232-210 | |
| Total points | 207 | 131 | 104 | 442 | |
| Winners | 49 | 30 | 23 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 42% | 41% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 15 | 7 | 9 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 71/119 | 36/61 | 25/51 | 132/231 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 59% | 49% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 49/71 | 30/36 | 23/25 | 102/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 83% | 92% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/48 | 14/25 | 17/26 | 55/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 56% | 65% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 8/13 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 40% | 67% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | – | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Taipei Challenger
- Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Akira SantillanSantillan (6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- James McCabeMcCabe – Masamichi ImamuraImamura (6-4 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Akira SantillanHsieh/Akira Santillan – Pruchya Isarow/Niki Kaliyanda PoonachaIsarow/Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (6-4 6-74 10-8) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Akira SantillanSantillan (6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- James DuckworthDuckworth – (2-0) – H2H and prediction