Roger Federer cruised into the third round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, downing Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets.
The former world No. 1 recorded a comfortable 6-3 7-5 victory, and never looked troubled against the unconvincing Del Potro, taking the second round match in 92 minutes.
Federer surged to a 4-1 lead in the first set on the back of two early breaks and a strong service game of his own, which resulted in the Swiss master firing down 12 aces during the match. The 30-year-old then held back-to-back service games to take the first set with ease.
Del Potro managed to stave off numerous break points in the first game of the second set, and that seemed to give the Argentinian a boost of confidence as he then showed great resistance in the face of Federer's intelligent groundstrokes.
However, the world No. 19 was unable to remain firm when it mattered, making an unforced error on match point while Federer led 6-5 to secure the third seed's passage to the next round.
ESPN U.K.
A nice bit of revenge, and a nice convincing win. Good omen for the U.S. Open?.
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