It comes after Iga Swiatek clinched the women's honours with a historic victory over Amanda Anisimova, who failed to win a single game. It was only the second time a Grand Slam final had ended in a double bagel, with Steffi Graf beating Natasha Zvereva by the same scoreline at Roland Garros in 1988.

Tennis used to be renowned for intense rivalries and much bad blood between champions. But as Alcaraz and Djokovic show, while modern tennis remains intense, rivalries are based on mutual appreciation