Spurs came back from a goal down to win their first game of the season.
Spurs fell behind in the 12th minute to James Ward-Prowse's volley, but the response from Antonio Conte's team was swift and ruthless.
Ryan Sessegnon headed in his first goal for the club from an inviting Dejan Kulusevski cross to draw the hosts level and they were in front by the half hour mark.
Eric Dier hadn't scored in three years when he met a whipped Son Heung-min delivery and headed it into the net.
After Mohammed Salisu turned a cross into his own net, Kulusevski grabbed a fourth goal to cap a stylish and dominant display.
"We won three important points, but the most important thing was the way we got three points, with really good football, without the ball, with important pressure, and that's what we did," said the coach. We decided to win the ball after we lost it.
Football knowledge will be implemented over the last season. The team has been working for seven months.
Six new signings and permission to be "dreamers" from their Italian boss means Spurs fans will be expecting a lot from their side.
Wouldn't it be great to win the premier league and the europe league? It took Ward-Prowse's strike to spark his side into action on the opening day.
With Richarlison suspended and other new signings still building up to full fitness, there was a familiar look to the Spurs XI.
Both Sessegnon and Dier took their heads well to put Spurs in front, and the more predictable sources of Son and Kulusevski produced moments of quality to tee up both defenders.
The 22-year-old Sessegnon was always in the offensive position and can learn from the experience of Ivan Perisic, according to the man.
He has a lot of potential, but needs to show it.
This was the first time in almost 1000 days that Spurs played a home game in the top flight, and the first time in 20 years that they started a season in this spot.
There has been a lot of optimism in north London in the last two decades and that is not likely to have been affected by the performance.
Sessegnon had an effort ruled out for offside immediately after the break and opposite wing-back Royal's low ball forced Salisu into an own goal, before the Brazilian set up Kulusevski to score.
The focus at Saints has been on youth this summer after signing six players with just two over the age of 20, but it was Mr Reliable who got the visitors off to a great start.
After finishing last season with four successive defeats, and having the worst opening-day record of all current teams, the hope was short-lived for the team.
The Saints boss said it felt like the opponent switched into the next gear and they couldn't follow. It was frustrating to see how far apart the two teams were.
They smashed us with their crosses after the first goal, and we couldn't stop them.
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