By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Top seed Jannik Sinner ensured Novak Djokovic will be absent from a Wimbledon men's singles final for the first time in eight years after handing the Serbian great a brutal Centre Court battering on Friday.

The world No. 1 rolled past a compromised version of the seven-time champion as the shadows fell over Centre Court.

Jannik Sinner lost the first set to Carlos Alcaraz before ultimately winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to claim his first Wimbledon title.