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 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.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have endured their fair share of frights over the past 12 days at the All England Club, but the two leading stars in men’s tennis are not to be denied. They have, we have,