So far in 2025, Carlos Alcaraz has been one of the standout players on the ATP Tour. Alongside Jannik Sinner, he has dominated most major tournaments—a fact reflected in the ATP Rankings, where the Italian holds the top spot, followed by the Spanish star. However, World No. 20 is now putting together a strong showing at the Swedish Open and is approaching a key stat currently led by Carlos.
Francisco Cerundolo reached the semifinals of the ATP 250 event in Bastad, Sweden, on Friday after picking up wins over Mariano Navone and Damir Dzumhur. With those results, the Argentine improved his 2025 clay record to 21–9.
That puts Cerundolo second in the world for clay-court win totals this season, trailing only Carlos Alcaraz. The World No. 2 leads the ATP Tour in clay wins with an outstanding 22–1 record—one of the key reasons he remains near the top of the rankings.
The 22-year-old Spanish star has won five titles this season, three of them on clay: Monte-Carlo, Rome, and Roland Garros. His other titles came in Rotterdam (hard court) and Queen’s Club (grass). Alcaraz’s only loss on clay this year came in the Barcelona Open final, where he fell to Holger Rune. He missed the Madrid Open due to injury.
Argentine player Francisco Cerundolo.
Cerundolo’s campaign has been more modest. He has yet to win a title in 2025, though he made a strong run to the final of the Argentina Open—on clay—where he lost to Joao Fonseca. He also had solid results in the BMW Open in Munich and at the Madrid Masters 1000, where he reached the semifinals.
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While Carlos Alcaraz leads the ATP Tour in clay wins with a 22–1 record in 2025, Francisco Cerundolo is solidly in second with his 21–9 mark. Behind them is Lorenzo Musetti, who holds a 19–4 record and made a deep run to the final in Monte-Carlo. Further down is Alexander Zverev, who captured the title in Munich and holds an 18–7 record on the surface.
Cerundolo chasing first title of the year
Cerundolo previously won the Bastad title in 2022 and enters this weekend as the top seed and favorite. “I try to take it in a positive way,” he said, according to the ATP Tour’s official website. “If I’m the top seed here it’s because I’ve done pretty well during the year, so I take it as a compliment, not a pressure.”
After defeating Damir Dzumhur, the Argentine will face Luciano Darderi in Saturday’s semifinal. If he advances, he’ll play his second final of the season on Sunday, against the winner of Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs. Jesper De Jong.
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