Dudi Sela reflected on a bad day at the office after tumbling out against David Ferrer on the opening day of Wimbledon.
Having recently lost to the seeded Spaniard in Holland, the odds were stacked against the Israeli but he simply had no answer against his opponent who targeted Sela's weak forehand.
Bright sunshine greeted the players as they came out on Court 3 but it was Ferrer calling the shots from the start. He broke Sela in only the second game and went on to cruise to victory 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.
"It was strange," said a disappointed Sela, who managed to raise a smile in his post-match interview. "I felt really good before the match but obviously now don't feel as good.
"Before the game I felt that the first round was the best time to play Ferrer but he played to his standard and didn't give me any chances.
"I felt nervous and was hitting the ball short. I hardly broke sweat and the match was gone before I could do anything about it."
There was also a defeat for Diego Schwartzman of Argentina. He went down in a five-set thriller against Robin Haase.
An upset looked on the cards early on as Schwartzman won the opening set 6-2 on Court 5. The Dutchman bounced back to win the next two 6-2, 6-3 before Schwartzman rediscovered his rhythm to win the fourth 6-2. But he was unable to see the match as Haase won an epic contest 7-5 in the fifth.
Camila Giorgi gave an excellent account herself before losing in three sets to 2015 runner-up Garbiñe Muguruza in the Ladies Singles.
Muguruza made easy work of winning the opener 6-2, breaking the Italian in her first service game but Giorgi, who have away a big height advantage, showed tremendous grit to level the scores after taking the second 7-5.
Giorgi took Muguruza all the way in the decider before she eventually succumbed 6-4 in a high-quality contest on Centre Court.
