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Federer sails into second round at French Open

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IANS Paris
Last Updated : May 26 2013 | 8:46 PM IST

Second seed Roger Federer of Switzerland breezed past qualifier Pablo Carreno-Busta in straight sets to enter the second round of the French Open here on Sunday.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion crushed the world No.166 Carreno-Busta 6-2, 6-2, 6-3, reports Xinhua.

The 21-year-old Spaniard is playing at Roland Garros for the first time after plying his trade on the ITF Futures circuit where he has experienced just one defeat in 39 matches this year. The match lasted only 80 minutes.

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First Published: May 26 2013 | 8:25 PM IST

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