Hubert Hurkacz vs James Duckworth Prediction & Picks - ATP Shanghai Masters

Prediction published on 10/7/26, 9:47 AM  by Bradley Gibbs | Modified on 10/7/26 at 9:55 AM in ATP Shanghai Masters Picks

One of many matches taking place in the Chinese city of Shanghai during the early hours of Wednesday morning (for stateside viewers) sees Hubert Hurkacz, who won this event back in 2023, take on James Duckworth, who has never before made it beyond the first round. Can the Aussie defeat his higher-ranked opponent and deliver a career- best effort at this tournament? Realisitically, all the signs point towards more first-round heartbreak for the world number 64. 

Hubert Hurkacz, as a former winner of this event, was always going to be a red-hot favorite ahead of match such as this, so we can't be surprised that he's down at -227 to come out on top. However, we can suggest that he should be even shorter. Really, the Polish player should make light work of passing this task, so much so that he could easily be priced closer to -270.