Marco Cecchinato

Cecchinato's 2026 rebuild has run almost entirely below tour level: his ATP ranking has climbed from 226 at the season start to a peak of 159 — 122 spots better than a year ago — against an 0-1 tour-level record. That one match came Tuesday at the Croatia Open Umag, his first tour-level appearance since the 2023 US Open, and Roman Andres Burruchaga limited him to three holds in nine service games in a 1-6 4-6 loss. Four of 19 second-serve points won did the damage; a clay Glicko of 1508 against 1045 on hard says the climb back still runs through the dirt.