Tennis-Buse follows grandfather's footsteps with victory at US Open

FILE PHOTO: Aug 5, 2026; Montreal, QC, Canada; Cameron Norrie (GBR) hits a forehand against Ignacio Buse (PER) during second round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images/File Photo

NEW YORK, ⁠Sept 2 (Reuters) - Peruvian Ignacio Buse added a new chapter to his ⁠family's U.S. Open story on Wednesday as he came through ‌a five-setter to earn a maiden victory and follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, who last won a match at the tournament in 1958.

The 32nd seed beat American ​Marcos Giron 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 ⁠after three hours and 48 ⁠minutes on Court Six, finishing off the match with a backhand volley to ⁠spark ‌loud cheers from his team and fans in the stands.

"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."

Though ​the 22-year-old Ignacio never met his grandfather Eduardo, his victory revived a family link to the Grand Slam stretching back nearly seven decades.

Eduardo, whose tennis exploits ⁠alongside his twin brother Enrique are commemorated ​at Lima's Estadio Hermanos Buse, played at the major as early as 1942.

He won his last U.S. Open match 16 years later when he beat ⁠American Edward Atkinson in five sets in the opening round.

The tournament, then known as the U.S. Championships, was held on the outdoor grass courts of the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York. The ​U.S. Open became a hard court tournament in ⁠1978.

Ignacio, who arrived in New York full of belief after winning the ​Winston-Salem Open last week, can add to his ‌tally when he takes on Benjamin ​Bonzi in the second round.

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar; Additional reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in New York; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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纽约，9 月 2 日（路透社）——秘鲁选手伊格纳西奥·布塞周三在五盘大战中获胜，为他的家族在美国网球公开赛上的故事增添了新的篇章，赢得了他的首场胜利，追随了他祖父的脚步，他的祖父上一次在该赛事中获胜是在 1958 年。

32号种子选手在六号球场经过3小时48分钟的鏖战，以3-6 6-3 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1的比分击败了美国选手马科斯·吉隆，并在比赛结束时以一记反手截击结束了比赛，引发了看台上他的队友和球迷的热烈欢呼。

“在那种情况下很难保持冷静，但在第五盘，我只是努力让自己恢复精神，”伊格纳西奥说。

“这是一场心理战。我保持了冷静。这是一个非常特殊的时刻。”

虽然 22 岁的伊格纳西奥从未见过他的祖父爱德华多，但他的胜利重新唤起了家族与大满贯的联系，这段联系可以追溯到近七十年前。

爱德华多和他的双胞胎兄弟恩里克在利马的布塞兄弟体育场留下了他们辉煌的网球成就的纪念碑，他们早在 1942 年就参加了大满贯赛事。

16 年后，他赢得了他最后一场美国网球公开赛的胜利，在首轮比赛中五盘击败了美国选手爱德华·阿特金森。

当时的这项赛事被称为美国锦标赛，在纽约森林小丘西区网球俱乐部的室外草地球场举行。美国网球公开赛于1978年改为硬地赛事。

上周赢得温斯顿-塞勒姆公开赛冠军的伊格纳西奥信心满满地来到纽约，他将在第二轮对阵本杰明·邦齐，力争再添一胜。

（Shrivathsa Sridhar报道；Janina Nuno Rios纽约补充报道；Tom Hogue编辑）

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