( CNN ) -- Defending champion Novak Djokovic dropped just five games as he progressed to the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday . The Serb needed only one hour and 39 minutes on court to see off Brazil 's Rogerio Dutra Silva in straight sets ( 6-2 6-1 6-2 ) , but said the scoreline did n't reflect the battle . `` It was very windy so it was very important to stay focused , but I played great . Even if the scoreline does n't indicate it , it was a tough match , '' Djokovic said . `` It 's important to get a day 's rest and work on some things in my game and get ready for the next challenge , '' Djokovic added . That next challenge is likely to be 31st seed Julien Benneteau of France who plays U.S. teenager Dennis Novikov later on Friday . Benneteau 's compatriot Richard Gasquet also coasted through his second round match beating America 's Bradley Klahn 6-3 6-3 6-1 . Earlier , America 's Steve Johnson booked his place in the third round with a four-set ( 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4 ) win over Latvia 's Ernests Gulbris , as did fourth seed David Ferrer . The Spaniard , a semi-finalist at Flushing Meadows back in 2007 , was a comfortable 6-2 6-3 7-6 ( 14-12 ) winner over Dutch qualifier Igor Sijsling . Andy Roddick will be looking to delay his impending retirement when he plays Australia 's Bernard Tomic later on Friday .
Serb drops five games in comfortable win over Brazilian Dutra Silva . Fourth seed David Ferrer through to third round after straight sets win over Dutch qualifier Sijsling . TL;DR Rafael Nadal wins his first title of the year at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Roger Federer.