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The third-seeded Swiss had knee surgery on Feb. 3 and was
forced to delay his scheduled comeback in Miami because of
gastroenteritis.
Federer, who has failed all 12 attempts to win the first
claycourt Masters of the season, was barely bothered by the
world number 38. The only glitch he suffered came when he was
broken as, leading 5-2 in the second set, he was serving to win.
He will next face either Germany's Alexander Zverev or Spain's
Marcel Granollers, who was picked in the main draw after fellow
Spaniard David Ferrer withdrew with a leg injury.
Back in Monte Carlo for the first time since 2013, world number
two Andy Murray labored into the third round with a 6-2 4-6 6-3
defeat of France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
(Writing by Julien Pretot; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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