Federer takes the first step to a U.S. Open record

World No. 1 Roger Federer began his bid for his sixth title at the U.S. Open with a straight sets victory-American Donald Young Monday, joining Olympic champion Andy Murray in the second round.

The Wimbledon champion, trying to surpass Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors as the most successful male player Grand Slam of the post-1967 Open era, won 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 against a player who has reached the quarter throughout the year.

Young, 81 ranked, had no answer to Federer for delivery as 31-year-old has won all of his 18 first serve points in the third set.

Federer, who plays German Bjorn Phau next won the tournament five consecutive years since 2004. However, lost in the semi finals of 2009 and over the next two years, as Juan Martin del Potro, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic won the title.

"Novak is for me as the favorite here again in the middle of the green because it is the defending champion, who probably won more titles in the era of clay in the past two years, where he feels more comfortable" he said Serbian Federer, who had started his campaign Tuesday.

"He beat the last two years, so it's strange for me to be the favorite right after he beat a couple of times and then again, I had a great summer and Murray and Rafa won the French - .'s a shame they can not be here. "

# 4 in the world Murray booked his place in the next round with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Alex Bogomolov Jr. after a rain delay of two hours.

Murray, in the absence of the injured third-seeded Nadal lost the first game 3-1 and lost the second set but had some problems against the Russian.

"I just lost seven matches in three sets, so I have done something good today," said the Scot, who faces Croatian Ivan Dodig next as it continues its bid for a first title of Grand Slam after Federer lost the final of the 2008.

"I played really well from the baseline. Would have liked to have served only a little better because he had always a lot of free points on my service."

The only seeded player to exit on Monday was number 22 on German Florian Mayer, who retired injured during the final 6-3 3-2 6-2243 Jack Sock U.S. charts.

Sock, who turns 20 years old next month, then play in Italy trying to improve Flavio Cipolla in the second round exit last year.

12 Croatian Marin Cilic won a second-round clash with German Daniel Brands, while France's No. 16 Gilles Simon beat American Michael Russell.

Japan 17 seed Kei Nishikori also crossed with the American Mardy Fish No. 23, the trio of Spaniards Marcel Granollers, Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez, plus French Jeremy Chardy - who beat Murray in Cincinnati this month before lost to Del Potro in the quarterfinals.