Laura Robson's Wimbledon started like a dream - but ended with first round defeat to the experienced Daniela Hantuchova.

Robson, who won the Wimbledon junior title 12 months ago as a 14-year-old, was give a wild card into the main draw this year and looked to face a tough task against former quarter-finalist Daniela Hantuchova.

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But the 15-year-old marked the opening of Wimbledon's new Court Two in style by taking the opening set of the first-round clash 6-3.

Robson began the match with an ace and raced into a 3-0 lead, and then held her nerve as Hantuchova briefly threatened a fightback, eventually serving out for the set after 38 minutes.

Hantuchova may be ranked 32nd in the world but she is not known for her mental toughness, and in some ways was actually an ideal opponent for Robson.

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The teenager was certainly showing fewer signs of nerves than her more illustrious opponent and broke Hantuchova for a 3-2 lead in the second set.

A backhand error and a double fault gifted Hantuchova the break straight back however, and she began to show glimpses of the tennis which once saw her ranked fifth in the world.

Two more double faults in a row from Robson then gifted Hantuchova another break in the 10th game, and with it the second set 6-4.

Robson was furious with herself at the end of the second set for those double faults, and had more reason to be unhappy midway through a tense decider.

After the first five games had gone with serve, Robson dumped an easy backhand into the net and then served another costly double fault to give Hantuchova the break and a 4-2 lead.

The 4,000-strong crowd tried their best to lift the teenager, but crucially Hantuchova was looking a different player from the nervous wreck of the opening set.

She held serve to lead 5-2 and although Robson saved a match point on her own serve with an ace, yet another double fault two points later sealed her fate as Hantuchova completed a 3-6 6-4 6-2 victory.