

What Time Will Roberto Carballes Baena Play Against James Duckworth?
Baena and Duckworth are on the Day 4 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Wednesday 15 January. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
ROBERTO CARBALLES BAENA (ESP) is facing James Duckworth (AUS) for the first time in their head-to-head matchup. Carballes Baena has previously lost his only Grand Slam match against an Australian player, which was against Jordan Thompson in the 1st round at the 2022 Wimbledon. Overall, Carballes Baena has a win-loss record of 2-6 against Australian players at the Tour-level.
Carballes Baena has a win-loss record of 4-2 against players at their home Grand Slams. He has a 2-1 record against French players at Roland Garros and against American players at the US Open. However, he has never played against a British player at Wimbledon.
In terms of their individual records, Carballes Baena is 31 years old with an ATP ranking of 57. He has won 2 titles and has a career Grand Slam record of 15-27. Specifically at the Australian Open, his record is 2-6. His overall career record is 121-148, with a hard court record of 32-51. In 2025, his record is 3-2 overall and 3-2 on hard courts. He has a career five-set record of 3-5 and has never made a comeback from being down 0-2. His career tiebreak record is 50-51, with a 2025 tiebreak record of 1-1.
On the other hand, Duckworth is 32 years old with an ATP ranking of 89. He has not
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won any titles and has a career Grand Slam record of 11-34. At the Australian Open, his record is 5-11. His overall career record is 66-109, with a hard court record of 51-81. In 2025, his record is 1-1 overall and 1-1 on hard courts. He has a career five-set record of 4-8 and has never made a comeback from being down 0-2. His career tiebreak record is 49-54, with a 2025 tiebreak record of 0-0. He will turn 33 on January 21.
Carballes Baena is aiming to reach the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the first time and his best Grand Slam result is reaching the 3rd round at the 2020 Roland Garros. He has previously reached the 2nd round at the Australian Open in 2021 and lost in the 1st round on his other appearances. For Duckworth, he is also looking to reach the 3rd round for the first time in this tournament, with his best Grand Slam result being the 3rd round at the 2021 Wimbledon.
In their most recent matches, Carballes Baena defeated Alejandro Tabilo in the 1st round, while Duckworth defeated Dominic Stricker. Carballes Baena has a career-high junior ranking of No. 8 and Duckworth has a career-high ranking of No. 46. Carballes Baena is coached by Jose Maria Garrido Ros, while Duckworth is coached by Wayne Arthurs.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Baena will win.
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