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Federer sails into second round at French Open
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Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Carreno-Busta of Spain during their men's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris Reuters Image
Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Carreno-Busta of Spain during their men's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris Reuters Image

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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(Published 27 May 2013, 01:55 IST)