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Quickfire Federer makes light work of Schwartzman

Roger Federer admitted there was room for improvement despite winning in straight sets © Getty Images

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Four-time Indian Wells winner Roger Federer needed just 63 minutes to dispatch Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-2 in the men's second round.

Federer hit a 122mph ace to set up match point and blasted a forehand winner to end it, leaving him two shy of 50 career wins in the desert.

"I'm moving well, which is key on this surface because the easy shots and easy points are not going to happen so easily here like they maybe do in Dubai or Australia or the indoor season," Federer said. "I was successful playing on my terms. There are certain things I can do better, but for a first round it's a good start."

Three-time champion Rafael Nadal could say the same thing, winning 6-4 6-2 over Igor Sijsling. Nadal dominated their baseline rallies in his opening match of the two-week tournament.

"I moved myself a little bit quicker tonight than what I was doing one month ago,'' Nadal said. "I was able to defend some points well, to have some good passing shots, have some winners, some good shots down the line with my forehand. That always gives me a lot of confidence."

Federer next plays Andreas Seppi in a rematch of their Australian Open, when Seppi stunned Federer in four sets in the third round. Seppi advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Victor Hanescu.

"I'm happy I'm getting an opportunity to play him right away again," Federer said.

Donald Young led a parade of upsets earlier in the day, with the American beating 31st-seeded Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-2.

The highest men's seed to go down was No.7 Stan Wawrinka, who lost to Robin Haase, 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Young equaled his best result at Indian Wells, reaching the third round for the third time. He faces a tough next match, taking on Nadal.

World No.11 Grigor Dimitrov nearly followed some of the other seeded players out of the tournament, needing three sets to hold off Nick Kyrgios 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(4) over two hours.

Kyrgios fell and rolled his ankle in the ninth game of the last set, but managed to break back and had a chance to serve out a victory.

Alexandr Dolgopolov, who made the semis here last year, beat No.29 Santiago Giraldo 6-1 7-6(4). Qualifier Michael Berrer advanced when No.22 Richard Gasquet retired trailing 3-1 in the third set. American Jack Sock outlasted 33rd-seeded Gilles Muller 3-6 6-3 7-6(7), saving a match point in the process.

No.6 Milos Raonic restored order, firing 13 aces and losing just eight points on his serve in defeating Simone Bolelli 6-3 6-4.

"As well as I got the numbers on my serve, I felt I could serve better," Raonic said. "I was really just trying to, especially being the first match of the tournament, hone in on getting my serve, getting my returns, and trying to find that short ball."

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