Roger Federer vs. Damir Dzumhur: Score and Reaction from 2015 Wimbledon

Roger Federer cruised into the second round of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships with a straight-sets victory (6-1, 6-3, 6-3) Tuesday over Damir Dzumhur. The 17-time major champion hasn't lost an opening match at the All England Club since 2002.  

As usual, Federer arrived to the season's third major as one of the top contenders. He's had a mediocre season on the Grand Slam stage by his standards, reaching just the third round in Australia and the quarterfinals in Paris, but he's won this event a record-tying seven times.

He came into the tournament feeling good about his game, too. Kevin Mitchell of the Guardian noted that along with the extra week between the French Open and Wimbledon this year, he also won the warm-up event in Halle.

"It's probably been the best preparation I've ever had for Wimbledon, because we have a week more on the grass," Federer said, per Mitchell. "I'm sure I'm not the only one saying that. It's changed everything. The body might feel it after Wimbledon but the good thing is you can heal problems you might have carried over from the French rather than taking them right away on to the grass."

He made quick work of an overmatched Dzumhur to get his run started. The match lasted just 67 minutes as the No. 2 seed smacked six aces, held a 26-10 advantage in winners and converted five of 10 break opportunities while facing no break points.

It's not uncommon for top players to come out of the gates a bit sluggish in big events, as Serena Williams showed on Day 1. There were no such issues for Federer, who cruised through the opening set with a vintage display of craft and precision.

Jasper Dunning of Off The Post News highlighted the reason for the Swiss star's early success:

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Meanwhile, Federer takes the first set on Centre in 16 minutes. Seeing and taking the ball so early. Game over already?

— Jasper Dunning (@Jasper_Dunning) June 30, 2015"

Dzumhur was able to settle in to play some more competitive tennis in the second set. The problem was he still didn't have nearly enough firepower to seriously trouble Federer, who makes things look incredibly easy when in good form, as was the case Tuesday.

The extra rest between majors definitely seemed to provide him with a little extra spring in his step for Wimbledon. Given his success at the tournament, even under the old schedule, that's probably not good news for everybody else in his half of the draw.

ESPN Tennis noted it was a day of strong performances from top contenders on Centre Court:

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Taking court after Kvitova's 35 minute win, #Federer following suit. He takes 2 sets to 0 lead v Dzumhur in 43 min. pic.twitter.com/fD8uMTajzy

— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) June 30, 2015"

It was more of the same in the third set.

Dzumhur, 23, was able to flash some of his promise, but Tuesday's defeat was more of a learning experience about how much work he has left to do before he's ready to truly compete against the top players in the biggest events.

Federer, who was especially effective on serve, closed things out without any drama.

SI Tennis summed up the result:

Kheredine Idessane of the BBC provided a tongue-in-cheek review:

Wimbledon provided the winner's reaction:

Federer advances to face American Sam Querrey, who beat Igor Sijsling in straight sets, in the second round. This will mark the third meeting between the pair with Federer winning each of the previous two without dropping a set.

In the bigger picture, it's a favorable section of the draw for the second seed. He should advance to the second week before things become tricky as long as he is able to maintain the form he showcased to knock off Dzumhur.

All signs are positive coming out of Round 1 for the Fed Express.