A dream outing against world No.1 Roger Federer awaits Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Miami Open.

The Australian advanced to the round of 64 after defeating France’s defeating France’s Calvin Hemery in straight sets.

It was a dominant performance from the world No.175, who lost just three games in the 6-2 6-1 rout.

Kokkinakis will meet the Swiss ace for the first time, with Federer receiving a bye into the round of 64.

Not so lucky though was young Australian qualifier Alex De Minaur.

The 19-year-old was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka, who now meets No.10 seed Tomas Berdych.

In other matches, Denis Shapovalov beat Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-7 (7-4) 7-6 (8-6), Steve Johnson defeated Victor Estrella Burgos 6-3 6-3, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez eliminated Tennys Sandgren 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (8-6) and Leonardo Mayer proved too strong for Donald Young, winning 3-6 6-4 6-2.