 Duckworth was awarded a wild card into Sydney, where he defeated Íñigo Cervantes and lost to Jérémy Chardy in round 2.At the 2016 Australian Open, Duckwork lost to Lleyton Hewitt in round 1.Duckworth tore a flexor tendon in his right elbow after the Australian Open, he then broke his left wrist doing sprints and sidelined Duckworth for four months.