Ugo Blanchet vs James Duckworth

ATP Almaty — Ugo Blanchet vs James Duckworth

🧠 Form & Context

Ugo Blanchet (FRA, #151, righty)

• 2025: 30–26 | Hard 13–10 | Indoors 8–1 | Clay 7–12 | Grass 2–3
• Arrives via qualies: d. Simakin (in 3), d. Hijikata 7–5, 6–2.
• Summer highlight: US Open R3 (d. Marozsan, Mensik; l. Machac).
• Recent main-draw hiccups: Shanghai 1R (l. Comesaña), Jinan CH 1R (l. Cazaux).
• Confidence boost indoors this year; plenty of tight-set experience (several TBs won).

James Duckworth (AUS, #103, 183 cm, righty)

• 2025: 29–29 | Hard 15–17 | Indoors 3–2 | Clay 6–4 | Grass 5–6
• Through qualies here: d. Purtseladze (ret at 6–3, 1–0), d. Kukushkin 6–4, 4–6, 7–5.
• Asian swing: a run of tight losses (Daniel, Bolt, Onclin; multiple TBs).
• Best 2025 wins: Mannarino & Davidovich Fokina (Los Cabos).

Line is essentially pick’em (H 1.89 – A 1.88).

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