Confident Federer steamrollers Young

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Roger Federer began his US Open campaign in fine style with a 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory over America's Donald Young under the lights at Flushing Meadows.

The world number one has been in great form this summer, winning his seventh Wimbledon title and reaching the final of the Olympics, while he defeated Novak Djokovic to win the Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati last weekend.
In contrast, 23-year-old Young last week ended a run of 17 straight defeats stretching back to February, the third longest in the Open era, when he beat Leonardo Mayer in Winston Salem.
Young reached the fourth round here last year, eventually losing to Andy Murray, and gave a decent account of himself on Arthur Ashe Stadium without ever really threatening an upset.
Federer made his move in the eighth game of the first set, breaking to love and then serving out the set, and he was soon a break up in the second set.
Young earned a huge cheer from the crowd when he levelled at 2-2 but parity was brief before the top seed streaked away again.
The home hope hung on well in the third set before Federer served out victory after an hour and 34 minutes.
In the second round the Swiss player will face Germany's Bjorn Phau, a 6-2 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7/5) winner over Maxime Authom.