{"id":1946133,"date":"2026-05-20T21:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1946133"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:00:54","slug":"eight-very-dangerous-unseeded-players-at-roland-garros-who-nobody-will-want-to-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1946133","title":{"rendered":"Eight very dangerous unseeded players at Roland Garros who nobody will want to draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Eight very dangerous unseeded players at Roland Garros who nobody will want to draw<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm font-normal 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       The Roland Garros eSeries returns for 2026.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The projected seeds have now been placed for Roland Garros and there are several impressive players who will not be in the top 32 before the Paris event.<\/p>\n<p>Several players on the rise have just missed the cut to earn seeded entry into Roland Garros, while there is also plenty of big names with history in the sport who would like to roll back the years.<\/p>\n<p>Here are eight names from outside the top 32 who none of the top players on the ATP Tour will be keen to get drawn against at Roland Garros this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Alexander Blockx<\/h2>\n<p>Alexander Blockx was one of the stories of this clay court swing and his performances peaked with an impressive run to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Madrid-Open\">Madrid Open<\/a> semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian defeated Brandon Nakashima, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/casper-ruud\">Casper Ruud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/felix-auger-aliassime\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Francisco-Cerundolo\">Francisco Cerundolo<\/a> on his way to his first Masters semi-final and his clay court exploits prove he will be a danger in round one of Roland Garros.<\/p>\n<p>The star sits at a career ranking high of World No. 36 ahead of the Grand Slam, which is not enough for seeding, but everyone will be wary of him in the early stages of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old will be making his debut in the main draw of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roland-garros\">Roland Garros<\/a> and, depending on his draw, there is every chance he can go on a lengthy run.<\/p>\n<h2>Ga\u00ebl Monfils<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/gael-monfils\">Gael Monfils<\/a> might not be the player the used to be, but there will be no one in the top 32 who will fancy playing the Frenchman on home soil in the first round of Roland Garros.<\/p>\n<h2>More Roland Garros news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-will-break-21-year-streak-at-roland-garros\">Novak Djokovic now set to break 21-year streak at Roland Garros after first round Italian Open exit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/kim-clijsters-weird-revelation-aryna-sabalenkas-french-open-chances\">Kim Clijsters makes \u2018weird\u2019 revelation about Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s French Open chances<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The veteran is playing in his final-ever Roland Garros event, as he is set to retire from the sport at the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>With a fiery French crowd backing him relentlessly, he will not be easy to beat at Roland Garros this year. The Frenchman will be desperate to stay in the competition for as long as possible and that\u2019s exactly what the crowd will want too.<\/p>\n<p>Even the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> will be keen to avoid the flamboyant Frenchman in his last hurrah at his home Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<h2>Martin Landaluce<\/h2>\n<p>Much like Blockx, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Martin-Landaluce\">Martin Landluce<\/a> enjoyed a landmark run on the clay court swing this season, but it wasn\u2019t enough to ensure Roland Garros seeding.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard reached the quarter-finals of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/italian-open\">Italian Open<\/a> in Rome and he had several chances to topple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Daniil-medvedev\">Daniil Medvedev<\/a> in the final eight of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Landaluce was a lucky loser at the tournament, but he was able to defeat the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/marin-cilic\">Marin Cilic<\/a>, Mattia Bellucci, and Hamad Medjedovic in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> missing from this year\u2019s event, Landaluce has all the potential to get the Spanish tennis fans\u2019 blood racing at the Grand Slam this term.<\/p>\n<h2>Alejandro Tabilo<\/h2>\n<p>Alejandro Tabilo just missed out on seeded entry at Roland Garros this year, as he sits at World No. 35 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The Chilean could be a very dangerous proposition for the top players on the clay, and Djokovic certainly won\u2019t want to face the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Tabilo has beaten Djokovic twice on clay, at the 2024 Italian Open and the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2025, which is proof of his skills on the surface.<\/p>\n<p>At last year\u2019s Roland Garros, Tabilo came through a thrilling five-set match against Arthur Cazaux to pick up his very first win at the Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<h2>Ignacio Buse<\/h2>\n<p>At just 22-years-old, Ignacio Buse is one of the more exciting names currently on the rise on the ATP Tour. He will arrive at Roland Garros in the top 50 for the first time and his recent form will have pricked up the ears of plenty top stars.<\/p>\n<p>At the Hamburg Open, Buse has enjoyed a run to the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 competition, which has included a victory over Jakub Mensik.<\/p>\n<p>That match included a first set bagel, so the Peruvian rising star will certainly be one to watch at Roland Garros this year.<\/p>\n<p>Much like Blockx, he will be playing his first-ever main draw at Roland Garros.<\/p>\n<h2>Dino Prizmic<\/h2>\n<p>Dino Prizmic has been performing on the ATP Tour for the last two seasons, but his victory against Djokovic at the Italian Open felt like his breakout moment.<\/p>\n<p>The Croatian also managed to beat Ugo Humbert at the Rome event, before his tournament was ended at the round of 16 stage by Karen Khachanov.<\/p>\n<p>He now sits at a career ranking high of World No. 71 ahead of Roland Garros and his scalp of Djokovic would have put all the top players on notice.<\/p>\n<h2>Stan Wawrinka<\/h2>\n<p>Much like Monfils, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/stan-wawrinka\">Stan Wawrinka<\/a> is also playing his final-ever Roland Garros event as a wildcard as part of his retirement year on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss star has already proved he can be a danger at Grand Slams this year, as he reached the third round of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/australian-open\">Australian Open<\/a> at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka will be roared on by the crowd in Paris and he has history at the tournament previously, having lifted the trophy in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>His history in the sport alone is enough reason for many of the top players wanting to avoid him during his final stint at the French Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<h2>Marin Cilic<\/h2>\n<p>Several of the \u2018old guard\u2019 of the ATP Tour, including Wawrinka, Monfils, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/David-Goffin\">David Goffin<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Kei-Nishikori\">Kei Nishikori<\/a>, have announced they will retire this year, but Cilic is still going strong.<\/p>\n<p>The 2014 US Open champion is still inside the top 50 of the rankings in his 21st year on the ATP Tour and he\u2019s already proved in recent years he can take out the big guns at Grand Slams.<\/p>\n<p>The star dispatched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jack-draper\">Jack Draper<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a> last year and he picked up a victory against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Denis-Shapovalov\">Denis Shapovalov<\/a> en route to the third round of the 2026 Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>There is surely not a single player on the ATP Tour who will be happy about drawing Cilic in the first round of Roland Garros.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight very dangerous unseeded players at Roland Garros who nobody will want to draw Liam McMillen 20 May 2026 10:00 PM The Roland Garros eSeries returns for 2026. 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