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Buse Follows His Grandfather’s Footsteps With Victory at the US Open

From CNA · () English

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Peru’s Ignacio Buse earned his first US Open match victory by defeating American Marcos Giron in five sets.
  • The win revived a family connection to the tournament, where Buse’s grandfather Eduardo last won a match in 1958.
  • Buse, seeded 32nd, will face Benjamin Bonzi in the second round after arriving in New York with a recent Winston-Salem Open title.

Ignacio Buse finished a three-hour, 48-minute battle on Court Six with a backhand volley, then celebrated a US Open victory that renewed a family story nearly seven decades old.

The 22-year-old Peruvian, seeded 32nd, defeated American Marcos Giron 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-1 on Wednesday for his first match win at the tournament. “It's difficult to find the calm in those situations, but in the fifth set, I just tried to recover mentally,” Ignacio said. “It's a mental battle out there. I just stayed calm. It's a very special moment.”

Buse never met his grandfather Eduardo, who played at the tournament as early as 1942. Eduardo and his twin brother Enrique are commemorated at Lima’s Estadio Hermanos Buse. Eduardo won his last US Open match in 1958, beating American Edward Atkinson in five sets in the opening round.

It's difficult to find the calm in those situations, but in the fifth set, I just tried to recover mentally.

— Ignacio BuseHe described how he managed the deciding set.

The tournament was then known as the US Championships and took place on the outdoor grass courts of the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York. It became a hard-court tournament in 1978.

Buse arrived in New York after winning the Winston-Salem Open the previous week. He will try to extend his run against Benjamin Bonzi in the second round.

It's a mental battle out there. I just stayed calm. It's a very special moment.

— Ignacio BuseHe reflected on the five-set victory and his first US Open win.
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