Wimbledon, England - Australian men dominated Wimbledon. This year he could not win a game.
Australians went 0 for 4, including the loss by 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt on Tuesday.
This means that no man in Australia in the second round, the first time that has happened since 1938.
Over a period of 12 years 1960-1971, the Australians won the Wimbledon men's title 10 times. But in recent years have experienced a similar decline in the U.S., the South Americans, Eastern Europeans and Asians increasingly competitive tennis is becoming more global.
14 of Hewitt at Wimbledon appearance was brief. He needed an invitation card for the tournament and lost to the seeded No. 5-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Australian Bernard Tomic and Matthew Ebden also lost on Tuesday.
"The boys have not had the best day," said Hewitt.
Tomic, who reached the quarterfinals last year to 18 years in the classification, losing to the Belgian wild card David Goffin. Ebden was defeated by Benoit Pair. Another Australian Marinko Matosevic, lost to Xavier Malisse Monday.
Hewitt said he takes draws were partly to blame for the bleached.
"The three guys that played today, I know we can beat a lot of guys that are still ongoing in the tournament," he said. "It's like falling."
Hewitt has opened a very difficult opponent. The defeat was the first in the first round of Wimbledon since 2003. Despite losing two games, he found much to criticize his performance.
"It really hurts me," he said. "Probably as good as I could do today, really."
Hewitt to win Wimbledon, was the holder of an Australian man recently. Now 31 years old, has recently been full of injuries, the last one standing of the disease that required surgery in March 2011.
It's only 4-6 in Grand Slam matches since August 2010, and former No. 1 ranked 202.
He plans to return to Wimbledon for the month as a wildcard to play in the Olympics, and hopes to return to Wimbledon in 2013.
"At this moment I am concentrating on returning this year, doing everything right foot and rehabilitation to come back here," said Hewitt. "I am proud of myself, I could do all the hard work that led me here. Be back, absolutely, but we have to wait and see."
The winner of 555 games in his career, Hewitt has little time to get used to the exits early in tournaments. Not yet used to the experience.
"It's like losing the cut in a golf tournament," said Hewitt. "I go out and do what I could do here today. I did not deliver the best draw. I'm sure there are plenty of types that could probably get in the tournament so far."
Hewitt was overwhelmed by Tsonga, one of the first to beat the six times champion Roger Federer last year to reach the semifinals. Tsonga winners 61 to 12 of Hewitt.
Petra Kvitova opened his bid for a second consecutive title at Wimbledon, overcoming a poor start to beat Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4, 6-4. Kvitova lagged behind 4-1, then swept in seven consecutive games to take over.
"I was nervous," he said. "It was the first time for me as the champion of a Grand Slam. You know, he was a great honor to come to center court.
Needless to say I would make everyone happy, but not so easy. It 's been many firsts for me today, but I'm glad he stayed inside me calm and not panic about the important points. "
No. 2 Victoria Azarenka, the seeded Australian Open champion, defeated Irina Falconi 6-1, 6-4, and four times Wimbledon champion, Serena Williams beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2 , 6-4 in the field where her older sister Venus to alter the previous day.
In men's play at the Tennis Center, two-time champion Rafael Nadal lost the first four games, but recovered to beat fellow lefty Thomaz Bellucci 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-3.
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