Duckworth flew to the Tokyo Olympics not in the best functional condition, which is why his prospects to perform with dignity at the Olympic Games are very vague. The first round of the tennis tournament could well have ended not in favor of the Australian tennis player. Duckworth met with Lukasz Klein and almost lost to him in three sets. The outcome of the confrontation was decided by a tie-break in the third game, where luck was on the side of the Australian (5-7, 6-3, 7-6).
Australia’s national team made it to the Tokyo Olympics after a solid victory in the group stage, where they easily dealt with Thailand, Taiwan and China. In the decisive battle Tony Gustavsson’s charges outplayed the Vietnamese women’s national team (7:1 on aggregate). In the first round Matilda beat neighboring New Zealand with some difficulty (2:1), but the second round brought the main contender for gold in this tournament. If in the first half the Australians still held the status quo, then the second half was unsuccessful. The double Kerr, who failed to convert the penalty in the 69th minute, did not help the team, which ultimately brought a defeat with a score of 2:4.
