The most important news in the world of tennis at the end of 2025 was, without a doubt, the professional separation of Carlos Alcaraz (1st in the world ranking) and Juan Carlos Ferrerowho trained him from the age of 15 until this last season. Despite the good words they said about each other in their respective posts, the strongest thing was the closing of the coach’s message, who assured that he would have liked to continue working with the Murcian.
In Spain, the country where both protagonists are from, information began to emerge about the reasons for this breakup between the current No. 1 and a former leader of the ATP circuit, such as Ferrero in 2003, who also won at Roland Garros that same year. Ángel García Muñiz, of the Cadena COPEexplained the reasons.
As he explained, The relationship between Ferrero and Carlitos’s entourage was tense, more precisely with the father of the six-time Grand Slam champion.. Alcaraz and those close to him had the fixed idea of Murcia being their headquarters of operations, to enhance the player’s family academy. In addition, getting Ferrero and his team to travel from Villena to Murcia.
On the other hand, The negotiations between the two parties broke down at the moment when Ferrero expressed its economic intentions.s, which would have been much higher than what they expected from the other party, being fundamental in these conversations the high percentage of prize money that Juan Carlos kept.
Furthermore, the Spanish journalist added: “The world number 1 needs a full-time coach“This, mentioning that Ferrero did not accompany him to all the tournaments, but when it came to the Grand Slams. Finally, he closed: “Samu López is not going to be his main coach“.
In Markanother Spanish media, gave more information: “Juan Carlos received the new contract on Saturday morning, with the condition that it had to be accepted or rejected within 48 hours.. The document included several clauses that the Valencian coach considered unacceptable. However, the financial aspect of the agreement, which involved a significant salary reduction, was not a major obstacle to reaching an agreement. Other aspects, not directly related to tennis, turned out to be the real points of friction“.
In the coming days, more details will be known and we will have to pay attention to the movements of the Murcian in the formation of his new team. For now, Samuel López will accompany him at the Australian Open.
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