Bumpy ride to third round for Federer

Federer stumbled through the first set,was tripped up in the second,fought back from 5-1 down in the third and coasted through the fourth much to the relief of the panic-stricken fans who gave the players a standing ovation.

I was not afraid to die,so everything was okay. It was sort of a fun match to be part of with so many ups and downs. I could have won the first three sets. Could have lost them also. (So) Im thrilled to be through, Federer said.

It was a sentiment shared by Williams. The third seeds second-round tussle was suspended on Wednesday due to bad light after she had lost the first set. She returned to save a match point before crawling over the finishing line with a 6-7 6-2 7-5 win over Czech Lucie Safarova.

Her sister,Serena,enjoyed an easier outing with a 6-2 6-0 destruction of Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual. Jelena Jankovic snuffed out the challenge of Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1 6-2 and Russian seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova was at her ruthless best in a 49-minute 6-0 6-2 demolition of Kazakhstans Galina Voskoboeva.

Mens fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro marched on by beating Serbias Viktor Troicki 6-3 7-5 6-0,while 10th seed Nikolay Davydenko carved out a 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-2 win over Diego Junqueira. French number one Marion Bartoli,the 13th seed,slumped to a 6-3 7-5 defeat by Italys Tathiana Garbin. (Reuters)

Paes wins twice

Third seeds Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy sailed into the second round with a 6-1 6-3 win over locals Sebastien de Chaunac and Benoit Paire. Paes also booked a second-round berth in the mixed event after he and Cara Black won 6-3 6-3 over Virginie Razzano and Jeff Coetzee.