Federer express rushes to third round appointment


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2015

Stan Wawrinka of Swizterland hits a backhand against Hyeon Chung of Korea (not pictured) on day four of the 2015 U.S. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer kept up his sprint through the early rounds of the U.S. Open on Thursday, steamrolling Steve Darcis of Belgium 6-1 6-2 6-1 to reach the third round of the year's final grand slam.

Federer took just 80 minutes to despatch the 66th-ranked Darcis under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium and has lost just nine games in his first two matches.

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