( CNN ) -- World number two Roger Federer stepped up his preparations for the Australian Open with an easy win over Spaniard Carlos Moya in the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne on Wednesday . Federer plays a backhand during his straight sets win over Moya in Melbourne . Federer , who will be looking to tie Pete Sampras with his 14th grand slam , opened with a 6-2 6-3 win in the eight-man invitational tournament . The Swiss has begun the year with successive defeats to world number four Andy Murray in Abu Dhabi and Dubai , but made no mistake against former French Open champion Moya . He needed just 57 minutes to progress at the former home of the Australian Open . `` I was a little rusty in the beginning , missed quite a few forehands , but I thought it was a good match overall , '' he told the Press Association . `` There were a few gusts of wind , which makes it not easy to play , but I felt like I was playing OK. '' Earlier , Federer 's compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka also had an easy win over Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-2 6-2 . Federer 's next opponent will be Spanish Davis Cup hero Fernando Verdasco , who swept past young Croatian star Marin Cilic 6-2 7-5 . Second seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile also went through as he beat Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-4 6-3 .
Roger Federer wins his opening match at the Kooyong Classic in Spain . The world number two sweeps past Fernando Gonzalez of Spain in straight sets . Carlo Moya of Spain and Fernando Gonzalez of Spain also go through .