Easy wins for Nadal and Federer in Doha

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both got their 2011 campaigns off to comfortable starts with straight-sets victories in the opening round of the ExxonMobil Open in Doha today.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both got their 2011 campaigns off to comfortable starts with straight-sets victories in the opening round of the ExxonMobil Open in Doha today.

Nadal was far too strong for Slovakian veteran Karol Beck, reeling off the last seven games of the match to score a lop-sided 6-3 6-0 victory over the world number 103 in just 69 minutes.

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