Lleyton Hewitt beat David Nalbandian to claim his first Wimbledon title.

The top seed swept aside the unheralded Argentine in one of the most one-sided finals in Wimbledon history -- 6 - 1, 6 - 3, 6 - 2.

Victory gave Hewitt his second Grand Slam title, following last September's win at the US Open.

His victory came with the fast feet and baseline power more reminiscent of Andre Agassi, the last man to win Wimbledon from the back of the court 10 years ago.

Nalbandian, the first Wimbledon debutant in the Open era to get through to the final, had never even played on Centre Court before.

Because of that he was allowed to practice in the famous arena before the match but that was not enough to prevent a double fault on his very first point.

Hewitt went on to break his opponent in that opening encounter and that set the tone as the Australian took the first set 6-1.

The top seed had dropped just two sets in the whole of the tournament and so, having lost the first, Nalbandian knew he was facing a near impossible task.

As he fell to his knees on the famous grass of Centre Court a new era in men's tennis had truly begun.