Carlos Alcaraz will have to play next Open the Australia without a very close person from his staff. The one of El Palmar will travel to oceanic lands without the presence of Juan Carlos Ferrero, His trainer. A significant loss for the number two in the world who will be left without one of his great references.
The reason for Juan Carlos Ferrero’s absence is related to a problem in his left knee. The Alcaraz coach and former player will have to undergo surgery to undergo an arthroscopy on his limb and will be forced to rest for several weeks, so he will not be able to accompany his pupil in the most important event of this start of the season.
Instead of Juan Carlos Ferrero he will travel with Carlos Alcaraz Samuel Lopez. Whoever was the coach of Pablo Carreno For several years he will have this responsibility in Australia, where the world number two has not gone beyond the third round in his participation in the oceanic Grand Slam.
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A little later, facing the South American tour, it will be Antonio Martínez – Cascales who will go alongside Alcaraz to carry out these coaching tasks. Initially, the current Wimbledon winner has signed up for several tournaments in Brazil and Argentina so that his season can take shape.
The return of Juan Carlos Ferrero is scheduled for the first week of March, for when the Masters 1000 de Indian Wells. However, the absence of the former world number one does not disrupt Alcaraz’s plans, which will continue with its commitments until the season starts.
Carlos Alcaraz, at a press conference Reuters
Next stops
Carlos Alcaraz’s next stop on the calendar is very marked in red. The Spanish tennis player will have to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform several exhibitions in Saudi territory and the most important of them will be against Novak Djokovic next December 27, which will take place in Riad.
There he will also be with Samuel López, who will supervise all his movements. Shortly after, he will head to Sydney to play the Australian Open and try to improve his recent results there. Of course, Alcaraz is already training to get in shape and get there in the best conditions.
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In addition, he already participated in an exhibition in Acapulco a few days ago. The current number two in the world went there to face Tommy Paul and dazzled the Mexican public with a spectacular series of points.
2023-12-17 16:53:45
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