Federer too strong for Hartfield

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The two-time defending champion pulled out of the warm-up Kooyong exhibition with a stomach bug - but his first match since November was vintage Federer.

The Swiss star did not allow Hartfield into the match at all as he raced to a 6-0 6-3 6-0 victory in 74 minutes.

Next up for Federer is a meeting with veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.

Novak Djokovic made a great start to his challenge, defeating German Benjamin Becker 6-0 6-2 7-6 (7/5).

But while 20-year-old Djokovic was impressive, it was yet another disappointing Australian Open for 17th seed Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia, who lost in four sets to little-known Dutch qualifier Robin Haase.

The other seeds in action on day two had little trouble reaching the second round.

David Nalbandian (10) of Argentina, who has reached the fourth round or better at Melbourne Park in the past five years, overcame Australian wild card Robert Smeets 6-1 6-1 7-6 (7/3), while Spain's Fernando Verdasco (25) also progressed in straight sets.

Cypriot Marcus Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, defeated 2002 champion Thomas Johansson 7-6 (7/0) 6-2 3-6 6-3 to set up a potential second-round meeting with Marat Safin, who claimed the title three years ago.

Juan Monaco (21) of Argentina, American Amer Delic and Italy's Simone Bollelli also progressed.