Ireland’s Ammar Elamin failed in his bid to make it into the main draw of the ATP 75 Challenger at Elm Park on Monday as he lost in straight sets, 6-2 6-1, to Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in just over an hour.Having beaten Ecuador’s Andy Andrade on Sunday, the 23-year-old Elamin faced a much tougher opponent in the second qualifying round, with Kokkinakis having won the 2022 Australia Open title alongside compatriot Nick Kyrgios. Returning to fitness following surgery, Kokkinakis made his point that he’s back to peak condition with little fuss, converting six of the seven break-point opportunities against Elamin, who admitted that his service had let him down on the day.
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“I’m playing against a player as good as him, I’m not serving well enough, and he’s gonna immediately take advantage of that,” said Elamin.Thanasi Kokkinakis serves to Ammar Elamin during their match at Elm Park. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho Elamin’s landed his first serve less than half of the time, with Kokkankis pouncing for many of his points on his opponent’s second serve.
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