New York Aug 29 (IANS) Second seed Roger Federer started his US Open appearance with an overwhelming 6-2 6-2 6-4 win against Japan s Yoshihito Nishioka to enter the second round.
Federer 37 winner of five consecutive US Open will have as next opponent Frenchman Benoit Paire who defeated Austrian Dennis Novak 7-6 (6) 3-6 7-5 and 7-6 (5) reports Efe news agency.
The duel between Federer and Paire will be their seventh as professionals with a 6-0 advantage for the former world number one.

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