Federer progresses with easy win (From Salisbury Journal)
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Federer progresses with easy win
2:38am Friday 31st August 2012 in National Sport News © Press Association 2013
Roger Federer only needed 90 minutes to progress to the next round of the US Open
Roger Federer breezed into the third round of the US Open with a straight-sets win over Germany's Bjorn Phau on Thursday night.
Top seed Federer needed exactly 90 minutes to beat Phau 6-2 6-3 6-2 at Flushing Meadows, finishing the match in style with an ace.
Phau battled to the end and produced the shot of the night in the final game with a reflex forehand winner from a Federer smash, but the gulf in class was evident throughout.
Federer will play Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the third round and said: "He is a great player and an amazing shot-maker.
"He has had his fair share of big wins in the past so I am not looking any further than that match."
