The evergreen 34-year-old didn't give Dolgopolov — who broke onto the world scene with a run to the Australian Open quarter-finals in 2011 — a look in, denying the Ukrainian a single break point opportunity in the 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 win.

"It's the least I expect, to be in the third round of a Slam, obviously. So I'm pumped up, I'm playing well, I'm feeling good," Federer said after winning.

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Federer said he wasn't about to get ahead of himself, after the all-time great fell to Italian Andreas Seppi at the third-round hurdle of last year's Australian Open.

Danger in Round 3
"There's always a danger — last year (the third round) was the end for me. So I hope to go further," said World No 3 Federer, adding he's a fan of Dolgopolov's game.

"I'm a big fan of his game. He's explosive, he's got a great return — especially on the second serve — he's got all the shots," he said.