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Dubai Open: Federer returns with easy win over Paire

February 27, 2017 22:21 IST
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IMAGE:  Roger Federer celebrates after winning his first round match. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Roger Federer breezed back into action to reach the second round of the Dubai Open with a straightforward 6-1, 6-3 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.

There was precious little resistance from the Frenchman as Swiss maestro Federer, the third seed, delighted a packed Centre Court crowd with some flashes of brilliance.

Paire was warned for unsportsmanlike behaviour at one point after hurling his racket and also needed treatment on a foot injury. Federer claimed victory in less than an hour.

The Swiss, who does much of his training in Dubai, is looking for his eighth title at the tournament.

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