Ali Oetjen ditched by Tim Robards on The Bachelor on Channel 10 Ali becomes the lucky first girl to get a kiss from The Bachelor. IT was the dating show equivalent of shooting Bambi, with the doe-eyed romantic Ali Oetjen culled from contention by The Bachelor's Tim Robards. While the Adelaide real estate agent left without a rose, unfortunately she departs the Channel 10 series The Bachelor bearing the long-term scars of her TV search for love - a shattered knee to go with her broken heart. As her love rivals fight on another week for Robards' affections, bubbly blonde Oetjen is set to undergo a full knee reconstruction in two weeks time, to repair the damage done during an energetic attempt to impress the Sydney chiropractor while jumping off a cruise boat in Broome. The 29-year-old fractured her left tibia and ruptured the ligaments in her knee, when she mistimed her dismount during a rope jump off the boat and into the ocean. It's down to two ... Who will win Tim Robards' heart - Rochelle or Anna. Going under the knife ... Real estate agent Ali Oetjen who is out of Channel 10s reality show The Bachelor. Ever the blind optimist, Oetjen told News Corp Australia, with a perpetual laugh, she hoped the surgical scars "will make me more interesting" to the opposite sex. She leaves also, it must be said, with a bruised ego after recording a heartfelt - but ultimately humiliating - video message of love to the man who moments later would cut her off at the, um, knees. All for unrequited love ... Ali Oetjen on crutches with The Bachelor Tim Robards. Picture: Supplied/Channel 10 Source: Supplied In the gushing taped message which Robards watched before making his final rose decision, Oetjen said of their first kiss: "it was so spontaneous and fun ... it took us both by surprise. I think I imagine that's what our life will be like after this ... I can see you are going to support me and be there for me and I can rely on you. Her confession continued: "you have my heart, you have it all." Watch the build-up to Ali's big kiss with Tim, tonight on The Bachelor. Courtesy Ten Network. Moments later, during the rose ceremony, she was left sobbing as Robards chose to continue pursuing 27-year-old model Rochelle and 26-year-old lawyer Anna. Ditched from final three ... The Bachelor romantic Ali Oetjen who was kissed by Tim Robards. Heading into next week's decider Robards appears more eager to please the emotionally evasive Anna, while Rochelle finally declared her hand - and heart - during the couple's Harbour cruise date. In a final act of chivalry, the 30-year-old Bachelor was given the option of spending the night with each of the final three but "out of respect" to the woman he is yet to give his love to he turned them all down. Coming down to the wire, Tim ditches his favourite Ali. Courtesy: The Bachelor, Network Ten Despite her dumping, Oetjen defended Robards from criticism he is boring and lacks depth. "He's not boring, he's good at nearly everything," she said. When the cameras are rolling we have to go into these deep conversations but we have them off camera too. Getting to this point, the nitty gritty, we were having intimate conversations and it seemed a bit boring because we weren't mucking around and having fun. Oetjen was targeted by social media snarks early on went she launched into the competition like a dog on a bone. Denying her approach was too desperate, she said: "I went in not knowing how to act in that situation. I was pleased to see my journey unfolded more naturally so he did get to know who I was ... I really was myself.