Roger Federer on a roll, beats Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3.
Roger Federer on a roll, beats Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3.
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Roger Federer smash American teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday as the top seed began this week at the Swiss Indoors with a reverberating first-round victory. Federer, who won in a turn over Rafael Nadal just over a week ago in the Shanghai final, continued his top form in front of the local crowd at an event he has won seven times. The 36-year-old Swiss, who has competed in a dozen Basel finals, made quick work of his 19-year-old opponent, who had taken him to five sets in this year`s US Open first round.

Federer will next face France`s Benoit Paire, "I felt good throughout. The short match didn`t matter too much because I have a day off tomorrow. Even if it had been three sets, it would have been OK," Federer said. "As long as I`m winning, it`s all good. Frances was tough in the US Open.

"The next round with Paire will be tough, he`s a dangerous player indoors. I`m happy I`ve found my rhythm early in Basel." Defending champion and second seed Marin Cilic advanced in just 30 minutes after German Florian Mayer quit when trailing 6-3. Third seed David Goffin defeated German Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 7-5, and fifth seed Jack Sock of the US rallied past Canadian Vasek Pospisil 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-5.  Argentine Leonardo Mayer knocked out number eight seed Mischa Zverev 7-5, 7-5. Against Tiafoe, whom he also defeated last March in Miami, Federer wasted no time in establishing domination of the young gun.

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