That being said, Djokovic is healthy, playing well right now, and has won both times they have met at Wimbledon, in 2022 and 2023.

In 2025, total prize money is £53.5 million, up 7 per cent from last year and is double the figure awarded 10 years ago.

Djokovic, outclassed at every stage of this 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 pummelling by his new-found nemesis Sinner, simply packed his bag and slipped off into the shadows, perhaps never to be seen in his Wimbledon...