Roger Federer of Switzerland serves against Leonardo Mayer from Argentina during their first round match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 1, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer was in a different class than his first-round opponent but the Swiss master took pains to prepare for Leonardo Mayer as he would for his fiercest rival before logging a lopsided victory on Tuesday.
"Looking ahead, it definitely looked like a very tough draw in the first round," Federer said about the prospects of facing the 34th-ranked Argentine, who had five match points against him last year in Shanghai before falling.
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