Another comprehensive victory for the in-form Roger Federer, who took control over the proceedings from the beginning of the match and never allowed Berlocq to get some sort of momentum going. Federer hammered 24 winners and converted 3 out of 4 break-points to win this duel in straight sets. Federer reached the last sixteen of the Rome Masters. 

Federer breaks !!! The Swiss strikes at a crucial time and reaches to 5-4 scoreline in the set. He will now serve for the match in the next game...

Despite a double fault,  Federer faces not much of problems in the game and holds his serve to level the scores at 4-4 in the set.

Berlocq holds to love this time and puts his nose in front with 4-3 lead in the second set of the match. He needs two more games to take the match to a deciding set.

Berlocq breaks  Federer !!! The Swiss did exceptionally well to save first two break points in the game but failed to fend off the third one.  The Argentine levels the scores at 3-3 in the set.

Federer had only one break point in the game and he latches onto it with both hands. The Swiss breaks  Berlocq for 3-2 lead in the second set of the match.

Federer has been untouchable on his service game so far and he holds to love for another time to level the scores at 2-2 in the set.

Berlocq has definitely improved the level of his play in the match and holds his serve to 15 to lead the way with 2-1 lead in the set.

Federer faces tough resistance from  Berlocq in the game but he manages to hold his serve and levels the scores at 1-1 in the set.

Berlocq looks unperturbed by first set loss as he holds to love for 1-0 lead in the second set of the match.

Federer holds to love in blink of an eye and wraps the set 6-3 in his favour. The Swiss arrowed 2 aces and total of 16 winners in the middle to get the job done for him.

Berlocq holds to love and keeps himself alive in the set. The Argentine needs to break  Federer at each cost in the next game to extend his survival...

Berlocq had two break points in the game but he failed to convert any of them and allows  Federer to hold hi serve for 5-2 lead in the first set of the match.

Berlocq holds to his serve for another time in the set and keeps the gap to one break only. He should now look to break back here otherwise it might be too late for him...

Federer faces no real issues on his serve and holds comfortably for another time to extend his lead 4-1 in the set. He needs two more games to win the first set.

Berlocq holds his serve this time and manages to keep the distance to one break in the set. He trails by 1-3 in the first set of the match

Federer holds comfortably to love this time and quickly reaches to 3-0 scoreline in the opening set of the match. 

Federer strikes early in the set as he breaks  Berlocq to love and goes up 2-0 in the set.  Berlocq is struggling to match  Federer's intensity in the middle...

Federer starts off in style as he loses just one point in his opening service games and starts with 1-0 lead in the first set of the match.