<p>Roger Federer ranged from imperious to effective as he beat Michael Llodra 6-0, 7-6 in the Dubai Championships on Tuesday but Britain's Andy Murray was made to fight for his spot in the second round. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Federer raced through the first set in only 17 minutes, breaking his opponent three times in a ruthlessly dominant display of court craft. <br /><br />The Swiss number two seed did not drop a game until the eighth of the match, but the Frenchman dug in to force a tie-break in the second set. <br /><br />The tie-break was closely-fought but Federer eventually won it 8-6 with a backhand on the run. He will now play Spaniard Felicano Lopez, who beat France's Nicolas Mahut 6-4 6-4. <br /><br />World number four Murray was pushed hard by German qualifier Michael Berrer before winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to book his place in the second round. <br /><br />The third seed, who was playing his first match since losing to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the Australian Open in January, led by a set and 3-2 before Berrer fought back to clinch the second. <br /><br />Murray looked sluggish at the start of the decider, but broke to lead 5-4 and then comfortably closed out the match. <br /><br />"At the start of the match I didn't feel great," Murray said on the ATP website. <br />"It was one of those strange sets. It was quite a frustrating match because I was up a break twice in the second set, and each time I think gave it straight back. "I could have made it a little bit easier for myself if I played a bit better." <br /><br />Murray will face Marco Chiudinelli in the second round after the Swiss overcame Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fought past Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-6, 6-4 while Czech Tomas Berdych beat Germany's Benjamin Becker 6-2, 6-2.<br /><br />On Monday, world number one Novak Djokovic's first competitive outing since last month's epic Australian Open final was a routine affair as he posted a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.<br /><br />“I'm happy with the first match after four weeks definitely,” Djokovic told reporters.<br /> “It's really nice stepping out on the court and seeing a full stadium and having a lot of support. I'm very flattered.” <br /><br />Sania exits<br /><br />In the WTA Tour event at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, India’s Sania Mirza went down 2-6, 6-1, 4-6 to Eleni Daniilidou of Greece in the opening round.</p>
<p>Roger Federer ranged from imperious to effective as he beat Michael Llodra 6-0, 7-6 in the Dubai Championships on Tuesday but Britain's Andy Murray was made to fight for his spot in the second round. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Federer raced through the first set in only 17 minutes, breaking his opponent three times in a ruthlessly dominant display of court craft. <br /><br />The Swiss number two seed did not drop a game until the eighth of the match, but the Frenchman dug in to force a tie-break in the second set. <br /><br />The tie-break was closely-fought but Federer eventually won it 8-6 with a backhand on the run. He will now play Spaniard Felicano Lopez, who beat France's Nicolas Mahut 6-4 6-4. <br /><br />World number four Murray was pushed hard by German qualifier Michael Berrer before winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to book his place in the second round. <br /><br />The third seed, who was playing his first match since losing to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the Australian Open in January, led by a set and 3-2 before Berrer fought back to clinch the second. <br /><br />Murray looked sluggish at the start of the decider, but broke to lead 5-4 and then comfortably closed out the match. <br /><br />"At the start of the match I didn't feel great," Murray said on the ATP website. <br />"It was one of those strange sets. It was quite a frustrating match because I was up a break twice in the second set, and each time I think gave it straight back. "I could have made it a little bit easier for myself if I played a bit better." <br /><br />Murray will face Marco Chiudinelli in the second round after the Swiss overcame Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fought past Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-6, 6-4 while Czech Tomas Berdych beat Germany's Benjamin Becker 6-2, 6-2.<br /><br />On Monday, world number one Novak Djokovic's first competitive outing since last month's epic Australian Open final was a routine affair as he posted a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.<br /><br />“I'm happy with the first match after four weeks definitely,” Djokovic told reporters.<br /> “It's really nice stepping out on the court and seeing a full stadium and having a lot of support. I'm very flattered.” <br /><br />Sania exits<br /><br />In the WTA Tour event at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, India’s Sania Mirza went down 2-6, 6-1, 4-6 to Eleni Daniilidou of Greece in the opening round.</p>