Frenchman Stephane Robert has won the Melbourne Park Tennis International by beating Australia’s James Duckworth.

James Duckworth has triumphed over fellow Aussie wildcard and best mate Ben Mitchell.

UPDATE: In a forgettable day for the Aussies at the Apia International Sydney, James Duckworth, Casey Dellacqua and Matt Ebden were all ousted in the first round.

Aussie young guns James Duckworth, John-Patrick (JP) Smith, Sacha Jones and Jarmila Gajdosova have been awarded wildcards into Australian Open 2013.

Australia’s Matt Ebden, James Duckworth and John Millman have today been confirmed as wildcards for Apia International Sydney 2013.

The Australian Open Play-off draws for 2012 are taking shape, with James Duckworth and Olivia Rogowska expected to head the men’s and women’s events.

Pat Rafter has named Bernard Tomic, Lleyton Hewitt, Matt Ebden, James Duckworth and Chris Guccione in Australia's Davis Cup team to face Germany.

Aussies James Duckworth, Brydan Klein and Anastasia Rodionova have won through to the second round of qualifying at the US Open in New York.

After getting a taste of winning at the Australian Open earlier this year, James Duckworth is continuing to work towards the top 100.

Aussies Ben Mitchell and James Duckworth will fight for their place in the Wimbledon main draw by attempting to come through this week’s qualifying event.