Federer puts on a show in Fognini win

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Roger Federer put on a show fit for royalty as he raced into the third round of Wimbledon with an utterly dominant victory over Italy's Fabio Fognini.

The pair bowed to Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in the Royal Box as they arrived on court, but from there Federer hogged the limelight in a 6-1 6-3 6-2 victory.
Fognini, a flamboyant and flashy Italian, reached the third round here in 2010 but has no real pedigree on grass and he quickly looked out of his depth.
Federer looked supremely confident, striking the ball extremely well off both forehand and backhand wings, and he has lost only nine games in two matches.
His statistics for the third seed were very impressive, with 35 winners and only eight unforced errors, while he hit 13 aces and lost just four points on his first serve.
Federer felt he did not give Fognini many opportunities, saying: "Obviously on grass courts, it's hard to get into the match when you're down.
"I was serving well. You're not going to get many chances throughout a set maybe against me when I'm serving well like that and able to vary with my serve.
"He was down in the score quickly. After that things get a bit complicated. I didn't think it was that easy a match maybe. I really tried to focus hard and made sure I played a clean match, which I was able to do again today [Wednesday]."
Federer, who is again looking to equal Pete Sampras' tally of seven Wimbledon titles, next faces either America's Michael Russell or French 29th seed Julien Benneteau.
The 30-year-old, meanwhile, revealed he deliberately tries not to take too much time between points because he believes it is better for the fans.

Federer's rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have been singled out for criticism in some quarters because of their slow play.
"I think it's nice to speed it up a bit and not go to the end of the 20 or 25 seconds that we are allowed to use," said Federer.
"And also the same between first and second serves, going to towels, picking up balls, all these things, it's a bit of a waste sometimes I find. I try to speed up as much as I can without losing focus."