By, Danny Caro
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ByDanny Caro, Danny Caro
Diego Schwartzman and Dudi Sela bowed out in the first round of the Men's Singles at Wimbledon on Monday.
The pint-sized Argentinian right-hander was blown away in the opening set against Australia's Nick Kyrgios and he fared little better in the second, going down 6-2.
Schwartzman raised his game in the third, breaking the giant Krygios on Court 8.
But Krygios came up with some big serves at crucial moment to take the set to a tie-break after Schwartzman held a 5-4 and 0-30 advantage. Krygios held his nerve to take the match.
Reflecting on his first Wimbledon, Schwartzman said: “I felt good in training and am happy on grass, but I wasn’t happy with my performance.
"Nick played and served really well, while I struggled to find my rhythm until the third set.
"Now I will prepare for our Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia and it would be a dream to play at the Olympics next year."
There was also disappointment for Israel's Dudi Sela who went down in four sets against Dominic Thiem of Austria.
Sela made a flying start, winning the first set 6-2, but Thiem rallied superbly and won the next three sets to end Sela's hopes.
Sela had heated words with an umpire as the temperature soared and Jewish players sizzled in the sunshine at SW19. The Israeli admitted he lost his cool after a call went against him.
"I started the match well and was in control,” said Sela, “but he improved and then nerves got the better of me, but that’s tennis. I feel I have many more Wimbledons left in me.
"Now I’m looking forward to Israel’s Davis Cup match at home to Slovenia. After that I’ll play Challenger tournaments in America and I hope to finish the season strongly.”
There was some good news, however, as Jonathan Erlich, another Israeli, moved into the second round of the Men's Doubles.
Erlich and Philipp Petzschner registered a four-set victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Andreas Seppi.
Erlich and Petzschner won the first two sets (6-4, 6-2) before going down 6-4 in the third. But they claimed a decisive break in the fourth to win 6-3.
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