Roger Federer wins on return after Australian Open triumph

Roger Federer, on his return after the gruelling and exhilarating Australian Open win, returned to the tennis circuit with a comprehensive victory over Benoit Paire at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday.

The third seed completed a 6-1, 6-3 success in just 53 minutes at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre.The 35-year-old showed little sign of rustiness against the feisty Frenchman, who came into the match having lost out to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Marseille Open on Sunday. Federer was comfortable on serve and impressed equally with his groundstrokes as he notched his 48th win in Dubai to reach the second round. He will face the winner of the match between Mikhail Youzhny and Evgeny Donskoy, with Andy Murray a potential semi-final opponent.

Murray lost out to fellow Brit Dan Evans in the first round of the men's doubles on Monday.The Scot and his Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic were beaten 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) by Evans and Luxembourg's Gilles Muller in an hour and 12 minutes. Murray will turn his attention to the singles, where he plays Tunisian world No 47 Malek Jaziri on Tuesday.