James Duckworth Bio

  • • Nickname is Duckman.
  • • Started playing tennis at age 7 along with other sports.
  • • Father, David, is a surgeon; mother, Karen; brother, Nick; sister, Kate.
  • • Grandmother, Beryl Penrose, swept singles and doubles titles at 1955 Australian Championships.
  • • Idols growing up were Lleyton Hewitt and Patrick Rafter.
  • • Favourite surface is grass, shot is serve and tournament is Australian Open.
  • • Pursuing a commerce degree at Deakin University.
  • • Enjoys rugby and says that if he wasn't a tennis player, he would be a rugby player for Newcastle Knights.
  • • Also enjoys American football and says that his favourite player is Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
  • • Underwent 9 surgeries: right elbow in late-2012, early-2014 and February 2018; right foot in February 2017, August 2017 and January 2018; right shoulder in March 2017 and March 2020; and hip in January 2022.
     

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