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Buse wins her second ATP title and makes history for Peru

Carlos Navarro - 29 Aug 2026
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Ignacio Buse is the champion of Winston-Salem.

Ignacio Buse continues with a progression that knows no limits. The season of the top representative of Peru has been imperial, becoming one of the major players in South American tennis and exploring new frontiers that seemed almost impossible just a year ago. He has already opened his title account in Hamburg, but today he crowned a special week in Winston-Salem: he clearly defeated Arthur Fery in the final (6-3, 6-2) and claimed the title of his second professional championship on US soil.

A maxim has chased many Latin American tennis players for decades: not being able to transfer their clay level to hard courts. The structural and general changes in tennis in recent seasons have allowed these differences to diminish, and 'Colo' is another example that with a more aggressive mindset and approach, achieving success on hard courts is not out of reach. He had barely achieved victories in recent weeks, but he started the week with confidence, took advantage of his status as the third seed, and easily left opponents behind until he achieved a new title, special for the surface on which he did it.

Buse makes history for Peru

Thus, Nacho will wake up next Monday with the best ATP ranking of his sports career: he will be top-30 in the world, climbing six positions after his victory on American soil and adding the absolute cherry on top to a dream week.

It is not just a special victory on a personal level: it also means a lot for Peru, a nation eager for role models in a sport where they also want to leave their mark. The depth of the achievement is tremendous: the last time a Peruvian won an ATP title on hard courts was in 1993, when Jaime Yzaga triumphed in Sydney. More than 30 years have passed, and 'Colo' has managed to kick down the door with astonishing ease, reaping the rewards of work with a Spanish accent: he has been training at the TEC in Barcelona for several seasons and is coached by Juan Lizariturry, a former player and coach with a recognized background. His successes, of course, are ours.

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