While Carlos Alcaraz struggled to get past Fabio Fognini, it wasn't the same for another Italian as Jannik Sinner eased past Luca Nardi at Wimbledon on Tuesday afternoon 6-4, 6-3, 6-0.

An opening defeat for Alcaraz against Fabio Fognini would, naturally, have been Sinner’s preferred outcome, but a four-and-a-half hour, five-set epic in blistering heat was a decent consolation prize.

Jannik Sinner makes light work of fellow Italian Luca Nardi in Wimbledon opener - The 23-year-old dropped only seven games in a comprehensive victory in under two hours.