James Duckworth def. Jeffrey John Wolf 7-5, 7(7)-6(0) — Cincinnati Open 2026 R128

Match recap

James Duckworth defeated Jeffrey John Wolf 7-5, 7(7)-6(0) in the R128 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Serve placement separated them, with Duckworth landing 67 percent of first serves to Wolf's 45 percent and winning 84 percent of those points to the qualifier's 62. Back-to-back breaks, in game 11 for 6-5 and again in game 12, banked the opener; Wolf broke back in game 10 of the second for 5-5, but the Australian took the tiebreak to finish in 1h 48m. For a 34-year-old whose hard-court season had read 3-9 coming in, it is a useful win over a man he had no prior meetings with on record.

Match stats

Jeffrey John Wolf: 5 aces, 45% first serves, 3 double faults, 1/4 break points. James Duckworth: 7 aces, 67% first serves, 3 double faults, 2/7 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Jeffrey John Wolf and James Duckworth.