Federer on Swiss roll with easy victory

WIMBLEDON champion Roger Federer took just 46 minutes to beat Tomas Behrend 6-1 6-1 in the first round of the Swiss Open yesterday.

Federer showed no signs of fatigue despite playing two days after retaining his Wimbledon crown with victory over American Andy Roddick.

German Behrend proved no match as he won just two games and was broken four times against the tournament’s top seed.

Federer had earlier received a standing ovation and was presented with a traditional Swiss alphorn as a reward for his Wimbledon victory.

In other matches, second seed Juan Carlos Ferrero was upset by Austria’s Stefan Koubek 7-6 6-4, while fifth seed Andrei Pavel of Romania was beaten by Switzerland’s Davis Cup captain Marc Rosset 7-6 6-4.