Brisbane: Top seed Roger Federer barely broke a sweat as he breezed past German qualifier Tobias Kamke 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Brisbane International on Thursday.


Switzerland's Roger Federer during a match against Tobias Kamke yesterday. Pic/AFP

Federer, who had a first round bye, took just 55 minutes to see off Kamke, playing in the main draw of an ATP tournament for the first time since April. The Swiss maestro had been suffering from the flu earlier in the week but showed no signs of illness in a commanding performance at the Pat Rafter Arena. He asked organisers to put his first match back a day, and said he only started to feel better on Wednesday morning.