Henrique Rocha
A year ago, a Portuguese pretender with big ambitions made his Grand Slam qualifying debut with a win out on Court 13.
While that victory over lowly ranked Frenchman Robin Bertrand barely turned heads, two further wins served ample notice the now 22-year-old Rocha was one to watch after he sealed a spot in the main draw.
There he contested and won his first two five-set clashes, including over 19th-seeded Czech Jakub Mensik.
That unlikely push to the third round, where he fell to Alexander Bublik, was an understandable season highlight.
Following a title in Brazil in March this year, a final in Chile a week later and a semifinal on home soil in Oeiras last month – all on clay at ATP Challenger level – the world No.120 stands poised to press his case for a return to a Grand Slam starting list with Hungary’s Zsombor Piros his first assignment.