PARIS - Roger Federer turned a potentially tricky outing against Mario Ancic into a stroll in the park today, beating the Croatian 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the third round of the French Open.
Ancic holds the distinction of being the last man to beat the Swiss maestro ongrass, way back at Wimbledon in 2002, but that could not save him from being on the receiving end of a Federer masterclass.
The Swiss conjured flowing winners with ease as Ancic tried every trick in the tennis manual, including playing a shot through his legs, to trip up the top seed.
But it was not meant to be and Federer set up a fourth-round date with either Sweden's Robin Soderling or Julien Benneteau of France after 95 minutes of one-sided action.
