Federer turns on the style on Roland Garros return

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 26, 2019 Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates winning his first round match against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

PARIS (Reuters) - Roger Federer returned to the French Open and breezed into the second round with a 6-2 6-4 6-4 win against Italian Lorenzo Sonego on Sunday, four years after hitting his last ball on the Parisian clay.

The third-seeded Swiss, who won his only title at Roland Garros 10 years ago, treated the crowd at the renovated court Philippe Chatrier to some exquisite shot-making, thwarting his opponent's attempted comeback in the second set.