 His latest futures title was in Este Padova where he defeated Australian Jason Kubler en route to the final against Daniele Giorgini.These results have enabled him to enter the top 300 and is now also one of Australia's top 10 players.Duckworth capped off the year by reaching the final of the 2012 Australian Open Men's Wildcard Playoff, falling to Marinko Matosevic 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.