London, July 1 -- The world number one Italian superstar Jannik Sinner had a brilliant start to his Wimbledon campaign, making light-work of his opponent Luca Nardi on Tuesday.

Sinner swept away the challenge from Nardi by 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 within just an hour and 48 minutes, unlike his rival and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who had a gruelling five-set battle with compatriot Fabio Fognini.

Such was his game that he did not face any break points and converted five of the 13 break points he earned.

"I'm very happy to come back here. It's such a special place for me," said Sinner in his on-court interview as quoted by ATP's official website. "Playing against an Italian is for us very unfortunate, but one has to go through, so I am happ...