Frances Tiafoe def. Ignacio Buse 6(5)-7(7), 6-3, 6-2 — Italian Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Frances Tiafoe defeated Ignacio Buse 6(5)-7(7), 6-3, 6-2 in the R64 of the Italian Open 2026.

Tiafoe lost the opening set in a 7-5 tiebreak and then fixed the one thing that was killing him: the return. After converting just enough early, he finished 7 of 13 on break points and broke Buse repeatedly across the back two sets, taking 11 of the final 18 games. The Peruvian's serve carried the first hour — 10 aces to Tiafoe's 2 — but his second delivery cratered, winning only 40% of those points, and 42 unforced errors handed the match away in their first career meeting.

Match stats

Frances Tiafoe: 2 aces, 28 winners, 57% first serves, 3 double faults, 7/13 break points. Ignacio Buse: 10 aces, 27 winners, 54% first serves, 3 double faults, 4/5 break points.

Profiles: Frances Tiafoe · Ignacio Buse — Italian Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Frances Tiafoe and Ignacio Buse.