Switzerland's Roger Federer dominated Russian qualifier Evgeny Korolev to set up a mouth-watering clash with Marat Safin at the Australian Open today.

The 13-time Grand Slam champion let loose with some instinctive shot-making as he won 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in just 86 minutes to reach the third round, where Safin waits after beating Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.