A rejuvenated Casey Dellacqua has taken centre stage at Wimbledon only to find Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska far too strong in the second round.
Dellacqua fought hard early but was outclassed in a 6-4 6-0 loss in the first match on Centre Court on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old Australian's appearance on the world's most prestigious court continued an encouraging career revival.
Dellacqua was ranked outside the top 200 late last year after struggling to recover from foot and shoulder injuries but she has since risen to a career-high of No.36.
Matching it with Radwanska, a former Wimbledon finalist, was always going to prove difficult.
However Dellacqua gave a good account of herself in the first set after it looked like she could be blown off the court.
Radwanska raced to a 5-1 lead and was serving for the set before the Australian staged a gusty fight back.
Dellacqua broke twice to get it back on serve at 5-4, however the comeback proved in vain as she dropped serve to love to hand the Pole the set.
The second set was effectively a clinic as Radwanska, at her brilliant best, stormed to victory in less than an hour.
Dellacqua was the first Australian eliminated from the second round, with six others in action on Wednesday and Thursday.
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