Josh Goodall became the first Briton to exit Wimbledon this year when he went down 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 to Grega Zemlja.
Goodall and Golding suffer first round exits
British players Josh Goodall and Oliver Golding were both eliminated on the opening day of Wimbledon.
Goodall become the Briton to exit the tournament this year when he went down 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 to Grega Zemlja, while Golding lost 1-6 7-6 (7/4) 7-6 (9/7) 7-5 to Igor Andreev.
British number four Goodall was handed a wildcard into the event for the fourth time, and for the fourth time he fell at the first hurdle.
It could have been very different for the 25-year-old in a match that could easily have gone the other way against a Slovenian ranked much higher at 120th in the world.
Zemlja nicked the first set with the only break point that came the way of either player, before Goodall levelled in similar fashion.
The error-count rose in the third but it went to a tie-break where the Briton crucially sent down two double faults to lose it 7-3.
And with Zemlja solid behind his delivery it was a matter of whether Goodall could hang on, but the Slovenian gained another single break of serve in the fourth set to complete victory in two hours and 22 minutes.
Rent
Goodall admitted afterwards that the pressure to carve out a living in the game is one he could do without.
"It's a habit that has to change," he said. "If I was getting thrashed every time I could say, 'Well, I'm not good enough', but I don't feel like that's the case.
"I'm not financially in the best state. Obviously playing Wimbledon helps a lot, but I've got rent to pay and stuff like that. I can't really afford things.
"I'm number four in Great Britain and I'm making a living, don't get me wrong. But if I want to put a deposit down on a house, which I'm looking to do, the problem lies at the moment that I'm having to win to do it.
"Those are pressures that not everyone is under, and it's quite difficult."
Goodall plans to enter qualifying for the US Open but concedes that should his ranking of 215th not improve in the near future he may need to reassess where his career is heading.
He added: "These are matches you need to win. If you need to make a good living out of this sport, the matches today are the ones that are going to make a difference.
"I could probably hang around being 200 in the world for the rest of my career, but is that what I really want? I don't think it is."
Golding woe
Golding's first senior appearance at Wimbledon ended in disappointment as he fell short against a player ranked 398 places above him.
The 18-year-old made a dream start as he raced through the first set but he grew increasingly frustrated as the match went on and the Russian eventually made it across the line.
Golding double-faulted twice to gift Andreev the first game but soon hit back with three breaks of his own as he took a firm grip on the contest.
There was a show of supreme confidence from Golding to drop a dummy lob just over the net early in the second set, but Andreev started to return better and held firm to force a tie-break.
Golding's frustration boiled over in the breaker when he netted two routine forehands on his own serve, going on to lose the set.
In the third set tie-break, Golding broke his opponent twice to earn a set point but he nervously double-faulted, with Andreev seizing the initiative to move ahead in the match.
As a closely-fought fourth set reached its conclusion, two double-faults from Golding allowed Andreev a match point and the Russian did not waste it, forcing Golding to net with a tired backhand.
