Roger's revenge

Federer exacted revenge on Guillermo Cañas at the AMS Madrid, and how! The top seed and defending champion bageled Cañas in the first set then made a break of serve one more time in the second for good measure. On top of it all, Federer allowed his hapless opponent nary a break point on the way to a emphatic straight-sets victory (6-0 6-3). Just the perfect revenge for back-to-back losses at the hands of the Argentine in two consecutive tournaments (AMS Indian Wells and AMS Miami) earlier this season.

Federer will next play against either Feliciano Lopez of Spain or Stefan Koubek of Austria for a spot in the semifinals.