Federer advance to second round in Dubai

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Roger Federer brushed aside Michael Llodra 6-0, 7-6 yesterday to reach the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships while an error-prone Andy Murray needed three sets to beat German qualifier Michael Berrer.

Fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also survived a tight match against Marcos Baghdatis to set up a second-round encounter with Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic.
Juan Martin del Potro, who won the Marseille Open title at the weekend, beat Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3, 7-6