Tennis - Dubai Open - Men's Singles - Roger Federer of Switzerland v Benoit Paire of France - Dubai, UAE - 27/2/2017 - Roger Federer in action. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
DUBAI (Reuters) - Roger Federer breezed back into action to reach the second round of the Dubai Open with a straightforward 6-1 6-3 win over erratic Frenchman Benoit Paire on Monday.
In his first match since memorably claiming his 18th grand slam title by beating Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open a month ago, the 35-year-old was immediately back in the old routine to give Paire the runaround.
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