James Collieson?s 2004 Open adventure lasted just 42 minutes and 42 seconds, but the Bermudian far from disgraced himself.

The 26-year-old took to centre court in Saturday?s second match after Ryan Redondo had been wiped off the court by Croatian Lovro Zovko without winning a game and many predicted a similar fate for this year?s only local wildcard.

But in going down 6-1, 6-1 to Argentinian Nicolas Todero, who later battled through two more matches for a place in today?s main draw, Collieson showed flashes of skill but was ultimately let down by unforced errors and the relentless onslaught of the South American powerhouse.

With a first serve slower than Todero?s second, it was always going to be an uphill battle for the Bermudian number one and despite constructing some impressive rallies he was always up against it.

Although Collieson was involved in a lot of the points, one always sensed Todero had another gear, which he happily stepped up to on the rare occasion games reached deuce.

?I was a bit slow off the mark and I was a little bit out of position too often,? said Collieson, for whom a victory would have been an upset of monumental proportions.

?It was always going to be tough and he had me on the defensive most of the time. But these games are always a good experience for me and I will be knocking with these sort of guys for the rest of the week which will help my tennis.

?If I played him again at the end of the week I would probably do a lot better.?