Ignacio Buse def. Marcos Giron 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6(6)-7(8), 6-1 — US Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Ignacio Buse defeated Marcos Giron 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6(6)-7(8), 6-1 in the R128 of the US Open 2026.

Three match points came and went in the fourth-set tiebreak, and Ignacio Buse answered by breaking Marcos Giron in game 1 of the decider, again in game 3 for 2-1, and once more in game 5 for 4-1. Giron's first serve landed 40 percent of the time. That handed the 32nd seed 9 of 23 return games against 5 of 22 the other way, with the 33-year-old American holding just 14 of 23 times on serve; in the fifth he won 45 percent of his first-serve points to Buse's 83. Their only meeting on record had run the same course, from a set down on grass in June. The fourth match point stuck, and the Winston-Salem champion's streak reaches six.

Match stats

Marcos Giron: 5 aces, 47 winners, 67% first serves, 6 double faults, 5/10 break points. Ignacio Buse: 10 aces, 53 winners, 60% first serves, 5 double faults, 10/23 break points.

Profiles: Marcos Giron · Ignacio Buse — US Open 2026

Head-to-head

Marcos Giron and Ignacio Buse have met 2 times, with Ignacio Buse leading the head-to-head 2–0.

• Queen's Club Championships 2026 R32 — Ignacio Buse won 3-6, 7-5, 7(10)-6(8)