An unexpected announcement shook the tennis world a couple of weeks ago. The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, number one in the world, and his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, announced the end of their sporting relationship after more than seven years. “It is very difficult for me to write this post. After more than seven years together, Juanki and I have decided to end our time together as coach and player,” the Spanish tennis player wrote on social networks.
Alcaraz and Ferrero made their professional break official one month before the start of a new Grand Slam, the Australian Open, the only one that the Spaniard has not yet achieved and which he faces as a great objective. It will be Samuel López, who already worked with the Murcian and shared technical tasks with Ferrero from Alicante, who will direct the tennis player’s career alone from now on.
However, it does not seem that he will remain in his position for long and two names are gaining strength to replace Ferrero. This is stated by a former tennis figure who has revealed the Murcian’s plans.
He will continue to be a Spaniard
“One hundred percent he signs someone. My instinct He tells me that someone like Carlos Moyá or David Ferrer, continuing with the Spanish theme. At this stage, there isn’t much to change technically. It’s more about managing the lifestyle and expectations of being number one in the world. Ferrer never won a Grand Slam nor was he number one, but he knows what it’s like to be in the top 10 for more than a decade,” commented one of the analysts, former player Steve Johnson.
The same former American tennis player delves into the possibility that Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Alcaraz will join forces again if the beginning of the course does not go as expected in Melbourne before the clay court tour: “Let’s say that Carlos, by his standards, has a mediocre start to the season: will Juan Carlos return to the top for Madrid if he doesn’t win Australia, Indian Wells or Miami? It takes incredible vision to see someone at 13, 14 or 15 years old and know what he will be in four or five years”he commented.
For his part, another of the podcast’s analysts, former North American player Sam Querrey, also emphasizes that the results could bring Ferrero and Alcaraz closer again: “At this stage of Carlos’s life, perhaps training doesn’t matter so much. It was incredible, what Juan Carlos and the entire team did together. Many things will be explained during the first three months of the year. Will he do well in Australia? Will he play again in Rotterdam? How will he do in Indian Wells and Miami? If the results go down, reconciliation could still be possible, but for now, the tennis world is watching closely. “Great news,” concludes.
