LONDON — Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova restored order to a shaken Wimbledon on Friday, imposing brutal authority on their battered opponents a day after Rafa Nadal's exit at the hands of maverick journeyman Dustin Brown.
Any danger that Brown's victory would spark an uprising was swiftly quashed as Djokovic turned executioner to dispatch a beleaguered Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3 6-3 and Sharapova polished off Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu.
Neither of the defeated duo gave even a hint that they could match up to the dread-locked Brown's all-action heroics which sent ripples through the All the England Club's hallowed grounds less than 24 hours earlier.