Aussies Saville, Smith bundled out

Knocked out ... beating Go Soedo was a stretch too far for Luke Saville. Source: David Crosling / AAP

Australian Open teenage wildcard Luke Saville's tournament has ended in disappointment with a first round loss to Japan's Go Soeda.

Saville joined the growing list of local losers with a 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-2 6-3 loss to world No.73 Soeda.

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Earlier on day two fellow Queenslander John-Patrick Smith succumbed to Portugal's Joao Sousa 6-4 6-1 6-4.

Saville, who last year won the Australian Open junior boys tournament, is ranked 349 in the world with this tournament marking his grand slam singles debut.

In contrast Soeda, 28, has been on the tour for 10 years and was ranked as high as 43 in the world last year.

The 18-year-old former junior world No.1 Saville started strongly and was up 5-2 in the first set before being forced into a tie-break which he took 7-4.

Soeda started to dominate in the second and third sets, when Saville was forced to call for the trainer, appearing to suffer cramps in his thighs.

He got an early break in the fourth set and led 2-0 before the Japanese journeyman lifted to over-run him 6-4 to take the match.

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23-year-old Smith was schooled by Sousa in their first round clash.

Smith has taken a different route in his quest to become a professional tennis player, completing a degree in economics while on a four-year tennis scholarship at the University of Tennessee, which he finished in 2011.

If things don't work out on the world tour, he's considering working on Wall Street.

American world No.13 John Isner is another product of the college system, with Smith looking to him as a role model.

While his education will give him an advantage post-tennis, Smith says his on-court smarts are lagging.
Sousa, who is also 23, turned pro back in 2005.

"My pathway's a little different but I wouldn't change anything for the world," Smith said.

"I learnt a lot of great people and have developed a lot and I'm still young.

"Right now I'm lacking the experience of those top guys because he (Sousa) was the first top 100 guy I've ever played."

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