LONDON — A regulation 6-3 6-3 6-3 Wimbledon victory in which he did not drop his serve contained very few eye-popping moments for Novak Djokovic on Friday.
The real surprise came after the champion had subdued Australian Bernard Tomic in the third round and one gentleman in the stands thrust forward his prosthetic leg for Djokovic to autograph.
A grinning Djokovic duly obliged before declaring: "It's probably the first time I've been asked to sign an artificial leg. I hope my signature will make him feel better."
That surreal moment is likely to be the most notable memory Djokovic will take away from the contest but as far as Tomic was concerned, he might as well have been playing an opponent running on three legs.