Ignacio Buse Matches Grandfather’s Historic US Open Feat

Ignacio Buse gave the family name a new chapter on the courts of Flushing Meadows this week, grinding through a five-set battle to claim his maiden US Open victory and, in doing so, echo a triumph his grandfather Eduardo achieved on the very same stage nearly seven decades ago.

The 32nd-seeded Peruvian needed three hours and 48 minutes to see off American Marcos Giron on Court 6, eventually closing out the match 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 with a crisp backhand volley that sent his box into raptures. It was the kind of gritty, momentum-swinging contest that tests nerve as much as skill. Buse lost the fourth set in a tight tiebreak before regrouping to dominate the decider.