Federer cruises through

World number one Roger Federer eased into the last 16 of the men's singles Olympic tennis tournament with a 6-2 6-2 victory over France's Julien Benneteau.

The pair met in the third round of Wimbledon last month when Benneteau almost pulled off a huge shock as he led Federer by two sets to love before the Swiss star turned things around.

But Federer had no such trouble at the All England Club this time around as he cruised to victory against his French opponent.

Eleventh-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro joined Federer in the third round with a 6-2 6-2 victory over Alex Bogomolov Jr.

Elsewhere at Wimbledon, Andy Roddick came through a tight first round clash with Slovakia's Martin Klizan 7-5 6-4 while another veteran, Australia's Lleyton Hewitt, dug out a 6-3 4-6 6-3 victory over Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky.

There were also wins for Juan Monaco, Marin Cilic, and Richard Gasquet in the first round, while Juan Martin del Potro claimed a second round win.