Juan Carlos Ferrero has lastly addressed the tip of his lengthy and profitable partnership with Carlos Alcaraz.
The coach provided readability on their break up that surprised the tennis world.
🚨 Juan Carlos Ferrero rompe su silencio en MARCA y explica los motivos de su sonada ruptura con Carlos Alcaraz
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Fairly than pointing to sporting causes or a breakdown in belief, the previous world no. 1 outlined a much more acquainted actuality in elite tennis. It's about diverging pursuits when the time involves renegotiate the longer term.
They loved a superb season, incomes the second year-end no. 1 honor. With Carlos standing because the second-youngest six-time Main winner, everybody anticipated one other sturdy run in 2026 from the dynamic duo.
Whereas their collaboration appeared as productive as ever, all of it modified when the time got here for discussions towards contractual and structural issues. That space proved more durable to take care of and navigate.
Ferrero made it clear that either side had been appearing in accordance with their very own priorities, which is pure. Alcaraz's camp centered on what they believed would finest serve the participant transferring ahead.
Juan Carlos Ferrero, Roland Garros 2025© Stream screenshot
On the opposite facet, Ferrero weighed his personal skilled circumstances and expectations. Someplace between their talks and discussions, settlement turned elusive and more durable to achieve.
What stands out most is the acknowledgment that the scenario might need unfolded in a different way with extra dialogue. From what we all know, Carlos' group was not prepared for that for some cause.
Unresolved factors remained on the desk and either side selected to stroll away as an alternative of looking for a compromise. Thus, one of the crucial profitable player-coach hyperlink in trendy tennis was damaged.
They did that with no harsh phrases, bitterness or public battle. In any case, that was the one means after attaining 24 ATP titles, six Majors, eight Masters 1000 crowns and the title of the youngest ATP world no. 1.
No matter comes subsequent, that legacy stays intact. After Juan Carlos' phrases, the separation seems much less like a rupture and extra like a quiet conclusion to an exciting chapter.
Nothing was damaged, it's simply that either side determined to maneuver ahead – individually. Whereas Ferrero will get many provides, Alcaraz is getting ready for the upcoming Australian Open, his least profitable Main.
Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros 2025© Stream screenshot
Samuel Lopez ought to be by his facet because the main coach, and they’ll attempt to assault the Profession Grand Slam, with the 22-year-old making an attempt to grow to be the youngest proprietor of probably the most final tennis honor.
"Properly, all the pieces gave the impression to be going effectively. It's true that when a yr ends, sure contract-related issues should be reviewed. And as with every new contract, waiting for the next yr, there have been sure issues we didn’t agree on.
As with all contracts, one social gathering pulls in a single route and the opposite in one other. Carlos' camp is considering what's finest for him, and mine is considering what's finest for me. There have been sure points on which we didn’t agree.
Maybe they may have been resolved if we had sat down and talked, however in the long run, we didn’t, and we determined to not proceed. That's actually what occurred.
There are factors I cannot go into element about, however we disagreed on them, and finally, we went our separate methods," Juan Carlos Ferrero mentioned.
