If Wimbledon does prove to be the latest Grand Slam to build to a crescendo of another heavyweight showdown between Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the first two days of the championships have surely gone better than the world number one could have hoped.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner got his Wimbledon campaign off to an ideal start by beating Luca Nardi 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 in an all-Italian matchup.

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.