Ignacio Buse continues to advance in his career and adds a new achievement by qualifying for the main draw of a Masters 1000 for the first time at 21 years old. The Peruvian tennis player will play the Miami Open in the 2026 edition.
Ignacio Buse will debut in a Masters 1000 on Thursday, March 19, facing Damir Džumhur in the first round of Miami Open 2026. The game is scheduled for 10:00 am (Peru time) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States.
In other countries, the game will start at 9:00 am in Mexico; at 10:00 am in Colombia, the United States and Ecuador; at 11:00 am in Bolivia and Venezuela; and at 12:00 pm in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.
The meeting between Ignacio Buse and Damir Džumhur can be seen through Disney Plusa streaming platform that offers monthly and annual subscription options to access its live and on-demand sports content.
Infobae Peru will provide complete coverage of the debut of ‘Nacho’ in it Masters 1000with point-to-point tracking, statements and all match details available on their website.
Ignacio Buse This Tuesday, March 17, he secured his place in the main draw of the Miami Open after beat Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong in the final round of qualifying. The match was played on court 3 of the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens, Florida, representing the last obstacle for the Peruvian to make his debut in a Masters 1000.
bus He won the first set 6-2, lost the second 6-3 and, with the score tied, the match was decided in the third set. Supported by numerous Peruvian fans present in the stadium, ‘Nacho‘ He regained the initiative and closed the match with a 6-3 in the final set, achieving a key victory in the tournament.
Prior to this match, the Peruvian had beaten the Tunisian in three sets Moez Echarguiwith partial scores of 6-3, 6-7(4) and 6-4, in a qualification duel that lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes. With this victory, bus He added 10 ATP points and a prize of $14,130, placing him in 59th place in the live ranking.
Damir Džumhur He comes to this match after three consecutive defeats in international tournaments. In it ATP Indian Wells lost to Jacob Fearnleyin it ATP Acapulco was surpassed by Gael Monfils and in the ATP Rio Open fell in front of Jaime Faria.
Despite his negative streak, the Bosnian tennis player is a careful opponent due to his experience in high-level tournaments. In it Miami Open 2016 reached the third round, one of the best results of his career in Masters 1000. Furthermore, in the Cincinnati Masters 2025offered an outstanding performance against Carlos Alcaraz, one of the main references of the circuit.
Whoever wins the confrontation between Ignacio Buse and Damir Džumhur He will have as his next rival the number 2 in the ATP ranking, Jannik Sinner. The Italian tennis player starts as a clear favorite to advance to the round in the Masters 1000 and represents a high-level challenge for either of the two contenders.
