Arina Rodionova was the only Australian to advance to the second round of Wimbledon on a day that saw losing Bernard Tomic admit to feigning injury and being bored with tennis.

A gritty Rodionova beat Russian 16th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 9-7 as the Australian men equaled their worst Wimbledon campaign since World War II.

Joining Tomic at the All England Club exit Tuesday were Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jordan Thompson, leaving Australia without a men’s singles representative in the second round of Wimbledon for just the second time since 1938.

Former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Tomic denied not giving his best efforts in his 6-4 6-3 6-4 loss to Germany’s big-serving 27th seed Mischa Zverev, but confessed to having lost all motivation for the game.

“To me, this is one of the biggest tournaments in the world that I have done really well in my career and, yeah, I just couldn’t find anything,” Tomic said.

“It’s happened to me a lot. Just can’t find anything on the court.

“This is my eighth Wimbledon, or ninth I think. I’m still 24, and it’s tough to find motivation.”

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Despite being heard complaining of a back problem during a medical time-out midway through the match, Tomic later said he wasn’t overly injured at all.

“It was definitely a mental issue out there,” he said.

“I just tried to break a bit of momentum but just couldn’t find any rhythm and, you know, wasn’t mentally and physically there with my mental state to perform,.

“I don’t know why, but I felt a little bit bored out there, to be completely honest with you.

“So I feel holding a trophy or doing well, it doesn’t satisfy me anymore.
“It’s not there. I couldn’t care less if I make a fourth-round US Open or I lose first round.

“To me, everything is the same. I’m going to play another 10 years, and I know after my career I won’t have to work again.

“So, for me, this is mental.”

The response to Tomic’s effort was harsh.

If on my death bed, I was offered Tomic's heart to survive, I would tell them to shoot me instead.

— Prof. loser (@LosingTipsFree) July 4, 2017

With the criticism Nick Kyrgios gets, it can be forgotten how much worse Bernard Tomic is. He's an embarrassment to the ATP tour #Wimbledon

— Uche Amako (@UcheAmako) July 4, 2017

Russian-born qualifier Rodionova – who fought off seven match points – saved Australia from a humiliating and unprecedented first-round wipe-out.

Daria Gavrilova, the 20th seed, joined the exodus with a shattering 6-4 2-6 10-8 loss to Croatian qualifier Petra Martic.

The horror day for the Australians came a day after John Millman ran into rampant Rafael Nadal; qualifier Andrew Whittington’s gallant run came to an end and Australia’s big hope Nick Kyrgios lasted just two sets against Pierre-Hugues Herbert before retiring with a hip injury.

And try as they might on day two against seeded stars, Thompson and Kokkinakis were unable to back up their Queen’s Club heroics – where between them they toppled both 2016 Wimbledon finalists.

A fortnight after his earth-moving win over world No.1 Andy Murray, Thompson crashed to a 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-4) loss to Spanish 25th seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Kokkinakis, ranked 478th in the world in his continuing comeback from a deflating 19-month battle with injury, again showed promising signs in a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 loss to former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro.

Kokkinakis took heart from his plucky performance but lamented the failure of Australia to have one men’s player through to the second round.

“That hurts,” he said.

“Obviously a few of us have played some tough players. Everyone has got their own reasons.

“Obviously Nick is hurt. Bernie had a tough one. I don’t know who else was there. John played Rafa.

“Yeah, draws are a bit of a part of it. But I don’t know, maybe we didn’t all collectively play that great.”

– AAP