Federer, Soderling Advance to Third Round of US Open

Federer, Soderling Advance to Third Round of US Open

Roger Federer needed only 101 minutes to dispose off the 104-ranked Andreas Beck in the second round of the US Open tennis tournament. Federer lost his serve only once in the entire match and won 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the third round of the competition.

Federer’s first serve percentage was marginally lower than his opponent’s, but with almost double the winners and half the unforced errors, Federer was way superior than Beck.

Federer said that despite been broken once, he felt good about himself on court. He added, “It’s the perfect start, sure. I played Monday, had two days off. I had another easy one physically today, and here I am in the third round feeling like I’m completely in the tournament”

Federer will now play Paul-Henri Mathieu in the third round, who won his match against Guillaume Rufin, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3.

In another match at the US Open, number five seed Robin Soderling continued his good run with an easy 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over American Taylor Dent. Soderling, who is known for his clay court tennis, will play Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands in the next round. If Soderling wins both his third and the fourth round matches, he may face Federer in the quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic beat German Philipp Petzschner in a straight-set win, and will play American James Blake in the third round. No. 6 seed Nikolay Davydenko was not so lucky though. He was beaten by a former number seven, Richard Gasquet in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

In the ladies singles, Maria Sharapova wasted no time in winning 6-1, 6-2 over Iveta Benesova, while Svetlana Kuznetsova won her second round encounter against Anastasija Sevastova, dropping only five games in the game.