Overview
- Ignacio Buse defeated Marcos Giron 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(6-8), 6-1 to win a rain-affected first-round match and advance in the US Open.
- The match was postponed from its original slot and interrupted by rain multiple times, and the contest lasted about three hours and 48 minutes before it concluded.
- Buse received on-court medical attention during the match but continued to play and closed the match strongly with a 6-1 final set.
- By reaching the second round Buse guaranteed the tournament’s announced second-round prize of US$190,000 and is scheduled to face Benjamin Bonzi next.
- Buse arrives in New York on the back of recent ATP titles that pushed him into the top 30 and his seeded status, a run that marks a notable milestone for Peruvian tennis this season.