Federer eased past American Denis Kudla, to make the third round in Indian Wells, winning 6-4 6-1.
Federer
has been struggling with a flu bug and slight temperature but saw off
19-year-old Ukraine-born American Kudla in just 57 minutes.
"I'm always relieved and happy when I am able to find my
way into a tournament," said Federer, who should face a tougher test
against Canadian 27th seed Milos Raonic in round three. "It's a good start
for me. I didn't know Kudla very much, or at all, really, so it was a good win
for me."
Nadal showed no ill effects on his return to competitive action as he dominated Mayer to set up a meeting with fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers, a 6-3 2-6 6-3 winner over Tommy Haas.
World number two Nadal, who took February off to rest his shoulder, said: "Very happy to be back in competition, that's the first thing. This is a tournament that I love. I really enjoy playing this tournament. Always in my career, I had good success here. I played very good matches.
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