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Cerundolo records 150th victory in Santiago: ‘Very happy with that milestone’

Top seed Cerundolo won the title in Buenos Aires earlier this month
February 27, 2026

Francisco Cerundolo continued his pursuit of a second title on Friday in this season’s ‘Golden Swing’ at the BCI Seguros Chile Open in Santiago, where he defeated American Emilio Nava 6-1, 6-1 in just 66 minutes.

The top seed captured the title in Buenos Aires earlier this month and has now won seven of his last eight matches on South American clay, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. Cerundolo’s only defeat came in the second round in Rio de Janeiro. The No. 19 player in the PIF ATP Rankings dominated against Nava, who became the first American to reach the quarterfinals at a tour-level event on South American clay since Rajeev Ram in Quito in 2017.

“I didn’t expect this,” Cerundolo said of his 66-minute victory. “I’ve seen Emilio play really good tennis in the last few days, so I started my game super focused because I knew it would be a very tough match. But I thought I played very well. I rarely missed a shot today. I’m very happy with my performance.”

Cerundolo has now reached 150 tour-level wins, becoming the first active Argentinian to reach that mark. He will chase victory 151 when he meets Yannick Hanfmann in his 18th ATP Tour semi-final.

“It’s a lot. Not many players can reach 150 wins, so I’m super happy with this milestone,” Cerundolo said. “I will try to achieve more, set more records and keep winning.”

Hanfmann battled past Lithuanian lucky loser Vilius Gaubas 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in two hours and 13 minutes to become the first German to advance to an ATP Tour semi-final on clay in South America since Tommy Haas in Sao Paulo in 2014.

Cerundolo leads Hanfmann 4-1 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series after beating him in the second round in Santiago last year.