"Obviously, you know, I have a big repertoire of shots, so I always find my way into somebody's game, especially ranked that low," the confident undisputed world No.1 told reporters.

"Yeah, pretty much out of words, as well. I had to laugh at one stage how well I was playing, you know."

Federer does not expect Hewitt to take the risk of radically changing his counterpunching baseline game. ''He could, you know,'' Federer said. ''But then again, he could even run into the knife more brutally.''

"I don't play doubles often, but when I do, I tend to win a lot."