Federer, Williams cruise into next round

INDIAN WELLS, California: Second seed Roger Federer opened his bid for a fifth Indian Wells title by easing to a 6-4, 6-2 second round victory over Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman on Sunday.
The Swiss, who is making his 15th appearance in the California desert, advances to the third round, where he will face Italy’s Andreas Seppi, who beat Federer earlier this year in the third round of the Australian Open.
Federer overpowered Argentina’s Schwartzman by blasting eight aces, winning 83 percent of his first service points in the 63-minute match.
“It was important to get a good start. I had to stay focused and try to stay aggressive on the return which isn’t always easy,” Federer said.
Top seed Serena Williams stepped up her comeback from a 14-year Indian Wells boycott by storming into the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-0 demolition of error-prone Zarina Diyas on Sunday.
World number one Williams needed just 53 minutes to dismiss Diyas, blasting six aces and breaking the world number 32 six times in front of a crowd of 10,500 at the Tennis Garden stadium.
Agnieszka Radwanska became the first big name to fall in the women’s field, as the seventh seed lost 6-4, 6-4 to Britain’s Heather Watson.
In men’s action Sunday, Canadian sixth seed Milos Raonic beat Simone Bolelli 6-3, 6-4; Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria outlasted Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4).