By Nathan Salt For Mailonline
Published: 03:44 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 03:51 GMT, 18 January 2019
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Roger Federer's bid to retain his Australian Open crown showed no signs of derailing under the roof of the Rod Laver Arena as he produced a masterclass for American ace Taylor Fritz.
The Swiss star, who beat Marin Cilic to take the title 12 months ago in Melbourne, kept up his run so far this year of not dropping a single set as he beat Fritz 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 in 90 minutes.
At 21, Fritz is still on a steep incline both in terms of the rankings and also in his all-round game.
But as dominant as the score-line reads and the performance proved out to be, the American will be better for it by the time the next Grand Slam rolls around in May in Paris.
Federer needed just 20 minutes to win the first
