Federer eases through, Venus, Sharapova out
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ROGER Federer took a first step toward a seventh Cincinnati title on Tuesday night, beating Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 in his opening match.
The Swiss star won the Western & Southern Open last year for his unprecedented sixth title at the longtime ATP Tour stop. He easily handled the Spaniard, whom he has beaten in straight sets in all four of their matches.
On the women’s side, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams dropped out. Sharapova is still bothered by an injured right leg, and Williams came down with a virus.
Federer didn’t face a break point during the 1-hour, 9-minute match, and lost only three points off his serve in the second set.
Sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych and seventh-seeded Marin Cilic advanced with straight-set wins.
Sharapova withdrew from the Rogers Cup last week because of a strain in her upper right leg. She had hoped for matches in Cincinnati to get ready for the US Open, but the leg was still bothering her.
Venus Williams withdrew from her evening match against sixth-seeded Ana Ivanovic because of illness.
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