Bonzi defeated Buse 6-2, 7-6, 6-0 at the US Open, closing the match with a dominant third set. Bonzi sealed the win with an untouchable serving display, holding all 12 service games and saving every break point he faced.
Bonzi took the opener by breaking in the first game and again at 5-2. Buse resisted in the second set, only losing in the tiebreak, before Bonzi swept the third with breaks at 2-0, 4-0 and 6-0.
The decisive edge was Bonzi's first serve: he won 85% of points behind it and saved all three break points, while Buse converted none of his chances and double-faulted six times. Buse hit more aces? He matched Bonzi with six aces, but could not make the breakthrough when it mattered.