New dad Federer wins on return

Roger Federer pointed to a little ring rust rather than the joys of becoming a new dad after beating Frederic Niemeyer 7-6 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the third round of the Montreal Masters.

In his first match since lifting a record 15th grand slam singles title at Wimbledon, much has changed in a few weeks for Federer, who arrived in Montreal with his wife Mirka, new born twin daughters Charlene Riva and Myla Rose and a nanny in tow.

Ranked 487th, Canadian Niemeyer had hoped a few sleepless nights would help level the odds against the world number one.

But an opponent on diaper duty and the backing of a centre-court crowd of 11,000 could not save the 33-year-old in his final appearance at the tournament before retiring.

"I was happy with that performance today," Federer said.

"After five, six weeks without a match you're just a little bit slow on your reaction, your return.

"Mirka is great, she handles it all well. Me too, I'm quite laid back and hands on (with the kids). It seems to be working so far."

Third seed Andy Murray and number four Novak Djokovic advanced smoothly.

Briton Murray beat Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-2.

Serbia's Djokovic battled past Canadian wildcard Peter Polansky 6-4 7-6.