Roger Federer recorded the second 6-0, 6-0 victory of his career on Friday.
The top seed required just 40 minutes to beat Mischa Zverev at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.
Federer, 31, has played 1,107 tour-level matches (902-205) since turning professional in 1998. He also beat Gaston Gaudio 6-0, 6-0 at the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai (now known as theBarclays ATP World Tour Finals).
The Swiss is making his 11th appearance at the ATP World Tour 250 grass-court tournament in Halle (41-5 record). He has won five titles from seven finals.
Federer will next meet third seed and defending champion Tommy Haas. Haas beat Federer in the 2012 title match, but trails the Swiss 10-3 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.
Haas withstood 14 aces from the racquet of Gael Monfils in a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 win over one hour and 54 minutes.
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