THE ROAD to the second round of the US open seemed quite smooth for 16 times Grand Slam winner, Roger Federer. Federer made his way through easily in the first round while his toughest opponent, Robin Soderling was seen struggling against a Grand Slam debutante.
Argentinian hopes were crushed when Brian Dabul lost to FedEx 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. Ranked number two in the world, Federer made his seventh consecutive appearance to the US Open with hopes to clinch his 17th Grand Slam title.
Federer's winning moment was reminiscent to that of the game he played against Novak Djokovic when he played some brilliant between-the-legs shots. Apparently, he had played in the same form when he played against Djokovic during the 2009 US Open.
On his victory, Federer addressed the crowd by saying that he has hit only a few shots like these in his life and to do it twice (play the same format) at the US Open Center Court was amazing. He further thanked the crowd that applauded him with standing ovation!
Kim Clijsters, who is the defending champion this year also joined the league along with American players Venus Williams and Andy Roddick to enter the second round.
However, things were not as smooth for some other players and a former champion, Lleyton Hewitt of Australia had to sweat it out against the unheralded French player Paul-Henri Mathieu. Hewitt lost to the Frenchman by 6-3 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-1 at the Louis Armstrong stadium.
The player from Down Under won the US Open only once in 2001, when he toppled the then reigning champion, Pete Sampras. On his untimely exit, all he had to say was that he still believes that he had a lot more to improve as a player.
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