He couldn’t with Shelton: Bus played a good game but was eliminated from the US Open 2025

There are times to win, sometimes that are lost and some in which you learn more than usual. Ignacio Buse (136º), who is living a dream season, starred in an unforgettable noon on the central court of the US Open: Despite falling before Ben Shelton (6th) 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4 in 2h07m of play, the Peruvian demonstrated the world its conditions and the potential it has to begin to appear more often in this type of contests.

In an accelerated evolution process, the 21 -year -old Peruvian closed his passage through New York with A balance of three victories in the previous phase and a defeat in the main box. In this last meeting he had to face the most difficult opponent possible, the one that no classified wanted to cross. Even so, he managed to minimize the differences during several game passages. Of course, in front was the champion of Toronto and current sixth racket of the ranking, an American left -hander who, every time he found a loophole, was gradually breaking the resistance of the rival.

Bus showed a variety in his blows, climbs to the network and points that will remain in the summary of the best of the tournament. However, he could not capitalize on the favorable moments: he did not realize any of the five break opportunities. His mistakes? Not at all, successes of Shelton, a player who does not stop evolving and even evidenced improvements in several aspects of his repertoire.

With five aces and 63% of first serves (winning 78%), Shelton began to impose conditions at each point. One of the great local hopes in New York also capitalized its increases to the network (26/33) and stood out with the return, by adding 42% of the points. Aggressive from the baseline, he built with intelligence and never despaired in his eagerness to seek the victory, which closed with a break in his third Match Point.

Shelton, who already appears fifth in the live ranking and march fourth in La Race to Turin, waits for a Spaniard in the second round: Pablo Carreño Busta or Pablo Llamas Ruiz.

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