Antonius routs Searle 6-1 6-2 in US Open qualifying

Michael Antonius needed barely an hour's worth of resistance to sweep past Henry Searle 6-1 6-2 in the US Open qualifying quarterfinals, dropping only three games along the way. The serve told the story: Antonius landed 66.7 percent of first deliveries and won 79.4 percent of those points, while also taking 58.8 percent behind his second ball and committing no double faults. Searle, by contrast, found the court with just 58.8 percent of his first serves and won only 38.1 percent of second-serve points, leaving the Briton under constant pressure. The victory carried Antonius within one win of the main draw.