Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 5-7 7-6 6-2 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Thanasi Kokkinakis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Thanasi Kokkinakis extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Kokkinakis T. came through in three sets.
Kokkinakis T. and Galan D. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kokkinakis T. went 5–3 (63%) against them, Galan D. 3–4 (43%). Kokkinakis T. came out better against 3 of 5 comparable opponents, Galan D. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).
Thanasi Kokkinakis beat Daniel Elahi Galan 5-7 7-6 6-2. Umpiry, "Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Daniel Elahi Galan — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 2", https://umpiry.com/match/2023-08-14/galan-vs-kokkinakis-cincinnati-masters-q2?utm_source=cite (as of 14 August 2023).