The wildcard, who was ranked outside the world's top 500 just a month ago before shooting up almost 250 spots after winning a second-tier Challenger event in Nottingham, will take away many memorable moments from his Centre Court debut.

Fearnley is unlikely to forget the high-risk, high-reward strategy he employed in the final game of the third set, which ended with Djokovic hacking a forehand wide to surrender his serve and the set - to the delight of the hollering crowd.

But all the heroics from a journeyman Scot, who until this week had never won a main tour match or even competed at a Grand Slam, were simply not enough to tame a player chasing a record-extending 372nd Grand Slam match win.

A forehand winner sealed Djokovic his passage into round three and kept him on course to win a record 25th Grand Slam title.