Six times Australian Open champion Roger Federer breezed past Steve Johnson at the Melbourne Park to reach the second round of the Australian Open.
The 38-year-old defeated the American 6-3 6-2 6-2.
Federer who was playing his first competitive match since November needed one hour and 21 minutes to seal a comfortable victory.
However, Denis Shapovalov, 20, lost his cool in a 6-3 6-7 (7-9) 6-1 7-6 (7-3) defeat by Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.
When warned by the umpire against throwing his racket the 13th seed Canadian responded:
“I’m not breaking any rules.
“It’s my racquet I can do whatever the hell I want with it. What are you talking about, I didn’t break it.
“If I broke it, give me a code, 100%. I didn’t break my racquet. It was a terrible call, do your job.”
Speaking after his match Federer said;
“I am very happy. It is nice to be back here in Australia. I felt really good, so it was a really good first round for me”.
“I trained really hard [between seasons], needed some vacation. I am just so happy I didn’t have any setbacks. That sets you up nicely for the season.”
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