Overview
- Buse defeated Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2 to advance from the quarterfinals and keep his momentum into the late stages of the tournament.
- Buse beat Benjamin Bonzi 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in Friday’s semifinal to reach the Winston‑Salem final and in doing so secured $64,465 and 165 ATP ranking points.
- He will face Britain’s Arthur Fery in Saturday’s title match after Fery advanced when James Duckworth retired during the other semifinal.
- Buse is currently ATP No. 36, enters the US Open as the No. 32 seed, and would move into the Top 30 for the first time if he wins the Winston‑Salem title.
- The run marks the first time a Peruvian has reached an ATP final on hard courts since 2004, caps a season that already included an ATP title in Hamburg, and has drawn attention from the ATP and major broadcasters.