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.

A not-fully-fit Djokovic is no match for the top-ranked player in the world, losing in straight sets. Alcaraz advanced with a four-set win over Taylor Fritz.

If you’ve been following this year’s Wimbledon tournament, you already know what a topsy-turvy fortnight it’s been, with upset after upset virtually from the start. More top-10-seeded players—from Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula to Zheng Qinwen and Paula Badosa—were beaten in the first round here than at any other Wimbledon in history;