Three-time champion Roger Federer proved far too good for Paul Capdeville as he comfortably beat the qualifier in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday night.

Mikhail Youzhny got the third day of the 2007 US Open off to a flying start in New York when he dispatched Frenchman Nicolas Devilder in straight sets.

Rain seems to be the only factor capable of stalling Roger Federer as the Swiss star looks on the verge of making short work of Michael Russell in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros.

Britain’s Alex Bogdanovic advanced to the final qualifying round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells with a 6-3 6-4 win over Amer Delic.

Greg Rusedski was not ruling out one last return to the clay courts he hates, but after being blown out of the French Open in the first round by a combination of a squally gale and a clay specialist in Chile’s Paul Capdeville, Rusedski had just one thing on his mind: the green, grass of home.