Roger Federer continued his smooth
progress at the French Open on Friday with a
straightforward 6-4 6-3 6-2 defeat of
Bosnian Damir Dzumhur to reach the fourth
round.
Swiss Federer has won all nine sets he has
played at Roland Garros this year as he
attempts to win the title for a second time
and extend his grand slam haul to 18.
Dzumhur, 10 years younger than Federer,
tested his idol on occasion, showing a nice
line in drop shots, but he never really
threatened to detain the second seed for too
long.
Federer broke serve in the fifth game, which
was sufficient to bag the first set.
A majestic backhand pass gave Federer a
break at the start of the second, but then he
became a little sloppy and was broken when
serving at 5-2.
He hit back immediately to move two sets
ahead and rolled through the third with ease.
Federer, who lost to Ernests Gulbis in the
fourth round last year, will face either French
showman Gael Monfils or Uruguay's Pablo
Cuevas for a quarter-final place.
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