James Duckworth fights back to reach Winston-Salem semi-finals

Australian James Duckworth overcame Fabian Marozsan in a three-set quarter-final at the Winston-Salem Open on 28 August 2026, winning 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4. Duckworth dropped a tightly contested opening set in a tiebreak, but responded strongly to level the match before completing the comeback in the deciding set. The victory gave him two sets to one and came after 2 hours, 30 minutes and 11 seconds on court. Duckworth’s win puts him through to the semi-finals in Winston-Salem, with the Australian recovering from the early setback to finish the match convincingly.