Roger Federer started to place his French Open disappointment behind him by defeating Germany's Michael Berrer 6-4 6-2 to reach the second round of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.
Three days after Rafael Nadal scored a straight-sets win in the final at Roland Garros, the Swiss star looked relaxed and needed just 61 minutes to record his 55th consecutive victory on grass.
Federer conceded just one point on his serve in the first set and eventually broke Berrer in the ninth game.
He then broke his opponent again in the first and fifth games of the second set before saving one sole break point at 4-1.
Federer wrapped up the one-sided encounter with his 11th ace to move into the second round, where he will face Czech qualifier Jan Vacek on Thursday.
Berdych "not in the match"
However, defending champion Tomas Berdych has been sent packing, the Czech player going down 6-2 7-5 to Sweden's Robin Soderling.
"This was not one of my best days," Berdych said.
"I was not in the match and lost the first set easy.
"His game was solid and I couldn't stay close to him - he has a great serve and the grass court suits his game."
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