Federer breezes into Roland Garros second round

Roger Federer barely broke sweat as he eased into the second round of the French Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win against unheralded Slovakian Lukas Lacko on Sunday.

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Published : 25 May 2014, 01:15 PM
Updated : 25 May 2014, 01:16 PM

The fourth seed, chasing a second Roland Garros trophy and a record-extending 18th Grand Slam title, produced some fine attacking tennis in an 84-minute master class.

Swiss Federer, who claimed his last Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2012, won a lot of quick points thanks to thumping backhands and whipping forehands on court Philippe Chatrier.

He will next face Portuguese Gastao Elias or Argentine Diego Sebastian Schwartzman.