Tim bows out with a hard-hitting message to the next generation: You're a load of wasters

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The British No 2 was last man out in the singles, losing 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 2-6, 6-1 to Spain's Feliciano Lopez in the second round, following Kate O'Brien's 6-0, 6-1 defeat to Michaella Krajicek.

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Parting shot: Tim Henman refused to go quietly yesterday

Henman immediately pledged he will be back at the Championships next year but demanded that his younger fellow professionals see the singles carnage as a wake-up call.

"I think for years we've been far too accepting of mediocrity," he said. "You look at some of the players and they need to realise the level of competition worldwide is very high. In their view they are entitled to have their coaches paid for, their coach's expenses paid for when they travel. That's not reality.

"Their expectations of the Lawn Tennis Association are too high. We're very fortunate that the LTA have money they are able to invest, but there are a lot of players that I don't think warrant it.

"I think we have to be more ruthless and start targeting the younger ones. It's depressing, but realistically that's where we're at."

There has been little sign of such ruthlessness from the LTA, especially in the awarding of wildcards to low-ranked Brits for Wimbledon, where a singles first-round loser earns £10,000.

That policy came under attack from Henman, who said: "There's always talk about wildcards and they are a great opportunity. You should get one at 17 or 18 to gain experience. But if you're any good in a couple of years you should be looking to get into these events on your ranking.

"The players get short-sighted March-April time, positioning themselves to get these opportunities and that's another example of what we've got to get away from."

The British showing is the worst since 1990, when only Jeremy Bates and Sarah Loosemore reached the second round. The player who Bates defeated that year was Peter Lundgren, the British Davis Cup coach suspended for a month this week.