Federer races into French Open third round

PARIS (AFP) –

Switzerland’s Roger Federer hits a shot to India’s Somdev Devvarman during their French Tennis Open match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, on May 29, 2013. Federer won 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

Roger Federer, the 2009 champion, raced into the third round at the French Open on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of India’s Somdev Devvarman.

Federer, who won a record 17th Grand Slam at Wimbledon last year, next faces Julien Benneteau of France.