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 overwhelmed a not-fully-fit Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals to set up a rematch with Carlos Alcaraz of their epic French Open final four weeks ago.