Overview
- Ignacio Buse defeated Marcos Giron in a rain-affected five-set match, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(6-8), 6-1 to advance to the US Open second round.
- The match was delayed and rescheduled because of heavy rain and included an on-court medical visit for Buse in the second set before play resumed.
- Buse, who arrived in New York after winning Hamburg and Winston-Salem and rising into the top-30, remains in strong form as a seeded player at the tournament.
- By reaching the second round he secured the US Open payout of roughly $190,000, and he is set to play Benjamin Bonzi in the next match.
- The US Open highlighted a family tie to the result, noting Buse follows his grandfather Eduardo Buse’s footsteps with a main-draw win at the tournament after a 68-year gap.