James Ward could not produce a repeat of his Queen's Club heroics as he became the latest British man to exit Wimbledon in the first round with a straight-sets defeat to 19th seed Michael Llodra.

The Londoner beat Sam Querrey and Stanislas Wawrinka in the recent warm-up event to reach the semi-finals, but he could not find a way past Frenchman Llodra, losing 6-3 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 on Court Two.

Ward joined wild cards Dan Evans and Dan Cox in falling at the first hurdle, meaning that fourth seed Andy Murray will be the only British man in the second round.

Meanwhile, Conor Niland's first Wimbledon adventure ended in regret after the Irishman squandered a 4-1 lead in the deciding set against France's Adrian Mannarino.

The defeat means that no Irishman has won a match at Wimbledon in the Open era.