Paris: World number one Roger Federer sprinted through to the last 16 of the French Open by crushing unseeded Italian Potito Starace 6-2 6-3 6-0 on Friday.
Top seed Federer, chasing victory in the only Grand Slam tournament to elude him so far, nedeed just over an hour and a half to brush aside his opponent, ranked 57th in the world.
Federer opened up a 4-1 lead and then broke Starace again with a forehand winner to take the first set after 29 minutes.
The elegant all-rounder stayed on top in the second set, breaking Starace with perfect timing in the eighth game to serve for the set and wrap it up.
The 25-year-old Swiss was in a class of his own in the third set, winning six games in a row and sealing victory with a superb backhand winner to set up a fourth-round clash with Russia's Mikhail Youzhny, seeded 13th.
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