Switzerland's Roger Federer returns a ball to USA's Frances Tiafoe during their first round match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Top-seeded Roger Federer never faced a break point as he eased past United States teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3, during the 61-minute first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. (Christian Merz/Keystone via AP)
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BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Top-seeded Roger Federer eased past United States teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday.
Federer never faced a break point in the 61-minute match and won every point when his first service landed safely.
A seven-time champion at his hometown event in Basel, Federer clinched the victory when the 76th-ranked American put a backhand volley into the net.
Federer improved to 3-0 against the 19-year-old Tiafoe, whom he beat in five sets in the U.S. Open first round two months ago.
Federer next plays Benoit Paire of France. Earlier Tuesday, Paire beat the 43rd-ranked American Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Second-seeded Marin Cilic also advanced to the second round, winning the first set 6-3 before opponent Florian Mayer of Germany retired injured.
David Goffin, the third-seeded Belgian, beat qualifier Peter Gojowczyk of Germany 6-2, 7-5, and fifth-seeded Jack Sock of the U.S. rallied for a 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 victory against Vasek Pospisil of Canada.
The only seeded player to lose Tuesday was Mischa Zverev of Germany. The eighth-seeded Zverev went down 7-5, 7-5 to Leonardo Mayer of Argentina.
Switzerland's Roger Federer serves to USA's Frances Tiafoe during their first round match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Top-seeded Roger Federer never faced a break point as he eased past United States teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3, during the 61-minute first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. (Christian Merz/Keystone via AP)
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Belgium's David Goffin returns a ball to Germany's Peter Gojowczyk during their first round match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
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Germany's Mischa Zverev returns a ball to Argentina's Leonardo Mayer during their first round match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
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