• Serb takes little more than an hour to see off Italian 6-2, 6-1•
Roger Federer faces Dominic Thiem on Sunday eveningThe last time we saw
Novak Djokovic in
London he was wearing down Roger Federer in the longest final in Wimbledon’s history. On Sunday he returned and spent a mere 62 minutes opening his campaign to finish the season as the world No 1 for the sixth time.
Less than 24 hours after Matteo Berrettini’s teenage compatriot, Jannik Sinner, edged closer to the game’s significant limelight by winning the NextGen title in Milan, the world No 8 was reminded how tough it is deeper in the jungle when Djokovic took him apart on the banks of the Thames.