Arthur Fery fell short of his first ATP Tour title after a straight-sets defeat to Ignacio Buse in the Winston-Salem Open final.

Fery, who captured attention at Wimbledon by reaching the semi-finals of his home major in July, lost 6-3 6-2 to Peru's Buse.

The 24-year-old became the first Briton to reach the final of the ATP 250 event in North Carolina and will climb to 33 in the world rankings as a result, moving ahead of Cameron Norrie as the top British player.

Just eight weeks earlier, before his remarkable run to the last four at the All England Club, he sat outside the top 100.

"Congratulations to you and your team, Ignacio, for your second title this year," Fery said.

"I want to thank my team as well. It could not be us today but thank you for everything you do for me. We have enjoyed a strong year and hopefully we can finish it well."

Little separated Fery and Buse in the opening stages of their Saturday match, before the Peruvian seized control with a break to love and a 5-3 lead.

Fery dropped further behind in the second set as Buse built a double break lead without reply, and although he recovered one break it was not enough as his opponent closed out three straight games to win.

For 22-year-old Buse, the victory makes him the youngest winner in Winston-Salem history and gives him a second career title after defeating American Tommy Paul at the ATP 500 event in Hamburg in May.

"It is very special for me," Buse said. "With all my team, we have been working very, very hard.

"Some things are very tough that we go through as tennis players, but I also want to congratulate Arthur and his team."

With little time to reflect on his Winston-Salem performance, Fery will head to New York for the US Open, which begins on Sunday.

Set to compete at Flushing Meadows for the first time, he faces a difficult opener against Italian 13th seed Lorenzo Musetti.

Fery is one of nine British players scheduled for the main draws at the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the season.

Joining him in the men's draw are Norrie and Jan Choinski, qualifiers Toby Samuel and Harry Wendelken, and lucky loser Jacob Fearnley.

Katie Boulter is joined by qualifiers Fran Jones and Harriet Dart in the women's draw, but both Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu are absent due to injury.