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.

Jannik Sinner has overwhelmed a not-fully-fit Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals to set up a showdown for the championship against Carlos Alcaraz.

The matchup everyone predicted for the men's Wimbledon final will become a reality on Sunday, as No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner and No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz will meet in a second straight grand slam final.