Ignacio Buse def. Benjamin Bonzi 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 — Winston-Salem Open 2026 Semifinal

Match recap

Ignacio Buse defeated Benjamin Bonzi 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in the Semifinal of the Winston-Salem Open 2026.

The second set nearly cost him: an early break in hand, Buse was broken back in game 8 for 4-4 and gave Bonzi the only set the Frenchman would take. He answered on the first return game after it, breaking for 1-0 in the third and again in game 5 for 4-1, behind a second serve that produced 15 points from 18 against Bonzi's 9 of 29. The 25 unforced errors off the other racquet, 16 more than the third seed's, settled the ledger. One hour and 50 minutes buys Buse a shot at a second career title at the Winston-Salem Open, the first having come on Hamburg clay.

Match stats

Ignacio Buse: 7 aces, 15 winners, 72% first serves, 0 double faults, 6/13 break points. Benjamin Bonzi: 4 aces, 12 winners, 64% first serves, 4 double faults, 2/6 break points.

Profiles: Ignacio Buse · Benjamin Bonzi — Winston-Salem Open 2026

Head-to-head

Ignacio Buse and Benjamin Bonzi have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• US Open 2026 R64 — Benjamin Bonzi won 6-2, 7(7)-6(4), 6-0