Australian Open 2012: British quintet falter on day one leaving Andy Murray last man standing in Melbourne She said: "I played a few good points here and there but I wasn't playing consistently enough. Vika played great and I can't remember her missing a ball, that's why she is number three in the world. But I have to put up a bigger fight than that to get close. The first game was good but from there it was downhill. It was going very quick and before I knew it the first set had gone, I never really got going. I have gained experience from this and I am not too upset because I tried my best even though I wasn't there today. Robson, meanwhile, only won two games in her 6-2, 6-0 defeat to Jelena Jankovic. Britain's leading female player Baltacha continued the tale of misery when she lost to the lower-ranked Frenchwoman Stephanie Foretz Gacon 6-2, 6-4. The Scot paid for an awful start on court 11 when she fell 4-0 behind and was unable to haul it back. She at least found her range in the second set, trading blows with the 30-year-old, who at 107 in the world is 53 places lower than Baltacha, but lost her nerve when serving at 4-4. Foretz Gacon squandered six break points but broke through on the seventh and duly served it out to advance in one hour and 30 minutes. Ward, meanwhile, had a better chance to progress but was ousted by Slovenian Blaz Kavcic, ranked 103 in the world. The 24 year-old Londoner, who came through qualifying to play in the main draw of a slam for the first time outside Wimbledon, was broken six times en route to a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 defeat. The pair traded breaks in the opener but Ward dropped his serve again in the 10th game to concede the set. Two further breaks followed in the second and in the blazing heat a comeback seemed unlikely. Ward gave the small army of British fans on court 11 brief hope by establishing a 2-0 lead in the third set but Kavcic hit back to go 5-4 up and he held his nerve to serve it out in two hours and 17 minutes and secure a place in the second round. "It was difficult out there due to the wind but it was the same for both of us and there are no excuses, it was a tough day," Ward said afterwards. It's disappointing because I lost. I am not happy about losing any match but it was a good chance. It has gone and I just have to move on and look forward to the next tournament. Keothavong was the last Brit to bow out after being forced to retire with illness having lost the opening set against Mona Barthel 6-0.