The dream Hobart International debut didn’t eventuate for Olivia Gadecki but the rising Australian lost no admirers after her performance on centre court on Monday night. Up against Xinyu Wang, who defeated another Aussie Lily Taylor in the opening round of qualifying and only found herself in the main draw as a lucky loser when Danka Kovinic withdrew from the tournament with right knee pain, Gadecki left nothing in the tank but came up just short in a 4-6 7-5 defeat. The big hitting wildcard showed no fear against her more experienced Chinese opponent, and only for a few errors at crucial stages could have taken the contest to a third set. Having dropped the first set and her opening service game of the second, Gadecki began to find her groove but as she took a 3-2 lead a light drizzle swept over the Domain, resulting in a 48 minute delay. The break sapped the 20-year-old of her momentum, and while Wang seized the opportunity to break in the seventh game, she was unable to close o...