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Day 6 Roundup: Federer sets up last 16 showdown against local favorite at Roland Garros

Xinhua, May 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

No. 2 seed Roger Federer has set up a last 16 face-off with local favorite Gael Monfils while leading a charge through Friday's third round matches for the standout names at Roland Garros.

Joining Federer in the winners' column are Maria Sharapova, Tomas Berdych, Ana Ivanovic and Stan Wawrinka.

The 17-times grand slam champion Federer claimed a routine victory over Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 under the watching of his four-year-old twin girls Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.

"They are happy when I'm back from the matches," the world No. 2 Swiss said, laughing. "I'm happy it's that way and not the other way -- they can't wait for me to go play tennis."

He will meet 13th-seeded Frenchman Monfils after the top-rated Frenchman danced a jig of delight in celebrating his full stretch win over No. 21 seed Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, 4-6, 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Just a few weeks ago, Monfils beat Federer on clay in Monte Carlo.

Sharapova enjoyed an emotional moment after dispatching former major winner Sam Stosur of Australia in straight sets.

The defending champion burst into tears after having dominated the match and breezed past the former French Open runner-up who's the 26th seed this year, 6-3, 6-4.

"I knew it was going to be a tough one going into the match, considering the start of the week was really tough," said the second seeded Russian who hit her way through a nagging cough.

Berdych dropped a set to Benoit Paire of France, but there was no overt worry for any of the seeds.

Ivanovic, who's a winner here in 2008 but since then hasn't been past the fourth round, returns to the fourth round after crashing out in the third round last year.

The highlight of day six competitions at Roland Garros has been on France as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet all advanced alongside with Monfils, while Alize Cornet made the last 16 in the women's draw.

Elsewhere, China's Xu Yifan crashed out of the women's doubles second round as she and her Kazak partner Zarina Diyas were beaten 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(3) by the sisters pair-up, Anastasia and Arina Rodinova of Australia. Endi