Defeats for Heather Watson and Johannus Monday on day two at Wimbledon
British number five Watson needed a wild card to compete at her 15th Championships after slipping to 143 in the rankings.
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She recovered from going a break down to win the first set by reeling off five consecutive games.
But Dane Tauson, who had never previously won a match at the All England Club, broke early in the second to draw level.
Watson had a break point for a 2-0 lead in the decider but could not convert it, and she appeared to be wilting in the 32 degree heat as the match ticked past two hours.
Tauson, 22, broke twice down the home straight to wrap up a 2-6 6-4 6-3 victory and condemn Watson to her ninth first-round defeat in SW19.
Hull-born Johannus Monday also exited the tournament in the first round after a straight-sets loss to the American Tommy Paul on Court Three.
The 22-year-old received a wild card for both the men's singles and doubles, and faced a significantly more experienced rival in the 28-year-old Paul, who is ranked 13th in the world and reached the quarter-final of the Championships last year.
Paul's passage through the first round was fairly straightforward, and it took him an hour and 43 minutes to defeat the 6ft 6in tall Briton 6-4 6-4 6-2.
'It was a very difficult match, he's obviously a very good player,' said Monday.
'I felt a lot of pressure going into the match. Not the expectation to win, but it is a different feeling walking on to that court.
'It has always been a dream of mine to play singles at Wimbledon on a big court. There are only 12 players better than Tommy Paul at the moment so he's a very good opponent. I just tried to savour the moment as much as I could.
Monday saw seven British players record victories at the All England Club, the best tally on any day of the Championships in the open era.
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