There are two unseeded ATP players who already look like nightmare draws for top ranked players at Wimbledon

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With the grass-court season in full flow, players are ramping up their Wimbledon preparations.

Just days after Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in a French Open classic, tennis switched over to the grass ahead of the year’s third Grand Slam tournament.

Gabriel Diallo won the first title of his career in the Netherlands, while Taylor Fritz beat Alexander Zverev in the final of the Stuttgart Open.

This week, players are split across the Queen’s Club Championships in London and the Halle Open in Germany.

Two players have stood out above the rest and could cause havoc at Wimbledon next month, entering the tournament without a seed next to their names.

Alexander Bublik and Jaume Munar could be a nightmare for top players at Wimbledon

Having the month of his life, Alexander Bublik backed up his run to the Roland Garros quarterfinals with another shock win in Halle.

Getting revenge on the world number one, who beat him in Paris, Bublik defeated Sinner in the second round of the Halle Open 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Becoming the first player other than Alcaraz to beat Sinner since August 2024, Bublik proved just how dangerous he can be on grass courts.

If Bublik were to be unseeded at the All England Club, Sinner, Alcaraz, and the rest of the top ten will no doubt hope to avoid the Kazakh when the draw is released.

He may yet be seeded, though, as a title for Bublik in Halle would see him rise to world number 30.

Bublik will continue his search for a second Halle title in three years when he plays Tomas Machac in the quarterfinals on Friday, June 20.

The 28-year-old isn’t the only player to have impressed, as Spain’s Jaume Munar made the tennis world take notice on Thursday with his second-round performance at Queen’s.

Dropping the first set to Alcaraz 4-6, few would’ve predicted Munar to launch a comeback, but he did just that, winning a marathon one-hour, 40-minute second set, 7-6 [9-7].

Despite leading his fellow Spaniard by a break in the decider, Munar was unable to hold on to the advantage, losing out in three sets, 4-6, 7-6, 5-7.

He may not have come away with the win, but Munar’s level against Alcaraz was scarily good, something the top players in the men’s game would be wise to take note of.

Unlike Bublik, Munar will 100% be unseeded at Wimbledon, and could be primed to cause an upset in the first round later this month.

How have Alexander Bublik and Jaume Munar performed at Wimbledon during their careers?

Bublik and Munar have impressed on the grass this week, but how have they performed at the All England Club throughout their tennis careers?

The Kazakh star has yet to reach the quarterfinals in London, although he did come close in 2023, losing out in a fifth set to Andrey Rublev.

• 2024 Wimbledon – Alexander Bublik lost in 3R to Tommy Paul
• 2023 Wimbledon – Alexander Bublik lost in 4R to Andrey Rublev
• 2022 Wimbledon – Alexander Bublik lost in 3R to Frances Tiafoe
• 2021 Wimbledon – Alexander Bublik lost in 3R to Hubert Hurkacz
• 2019 Wimbledon – Alexander Bublik lost in 1R to Gregoire Barrere
• 2017 Wimbledon – Alexander Bublik lost in 1R to Andy Murray

Winning 58% of his matches at SW19, Wimbledon is statistically Bublik’s best Grand Slam tournament.

He’d no doubt love to improve upon his record in 2025, no matter who he is drawn against in the first round.

Munar, on the other hand, is still looking for a breakthrough at Wimbledon, having failed to win multiple matches at the event on his five previous visits.

• 2024 Wimbledon – Jaume Munar lost in 2R to Alex de Minaur
• 2023 Wimbledon – Jaume Munar lost in 2R to Lorenzo Musetti
• 2022 Wimbledon – Jaume Munar lost in 2R to Cameron Norrie
• 2021 Wimbledon – Jaume Munar lost in 1R to Ilya Ivahka
• 2019 Wimbledon – Jaume Munar lost in 1R to Kyle Edmund

In the Spaniard’s defence, he has lost to some strong grass-court players over recent years, falling to Cameron Norrie, Lorenzo Musetti, and Alex de Minaur.

Perhaps Munar will take confidence from his strong showing against Alcaraz at Queen’s and make a deep run at this year’s tournament.

The 2025 Wimbledon tournament is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 30.