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Roger Federer thundered past qualifier Dudi Sela 6-1, 6-4, 6-0.
Seeking the only Grand Slam title to have eluded him, the Swiss world number one left his Israeli foe dazed with a succession of powerful winners on the Roland Garros centre court in an 89-minute masterclass.
"I'm happy with that win, I feel I have prepared well for this event," said the winner of the Hamburg Masters earlier this month.
Federer, a third round loser last year, will face either Spain's Nicolas Almagro or German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the next round.
The winner of three of the four Grand Slams in 2004, Federer has never progressed beyond the quarter-finals in the French capital.
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