Shockwaves from the cut up between Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero proceed to ripple via the tennis world.
A brand new and revealing perspective has emerged from somebody who knew the six-time Main winner lengthy earlier than his glory arrived.
💥 Las verdades de la ruptura Alcaraz-Ferrero
💵 Ferrero reclamó más dinero
✈️ Dejó de viajar y no acompañaba ya a Carlos a todos los torneos
❌ Conflicto de intereses entre las academias de tenis de Ferrero y Alcaraz
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Carlos Santos, who labored with the El Palmar native throughout his first years in tennis, has added depth to the dialog. Like many others, he prompt that the choice for a stunning cut up didn’t originate with the participant himself.
In accordance with Santos, Alcaraz has at all times proven loyalty to the coaches who guided his improvement. After every little thing they’ve achieved and created, his partnership with Ferrero may have continued had circumstances allowed.
As a substitute, the cut up seems to observe a well-recognized sample. Santos' expertise mirrors what unfolded with Ferrero, and it results in one particular person near world no. 1 – his father.
Discussions round circumstances, construction and long-term planning in the end bumped into resistance from inside Carlos' shut circle. In that sense, the separation was much less about tennis philosophy and extra about management behind the scenes.
Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros 2025© Stream screenshot
This attitude reframes the narrative round Alcaraz. It portrays him not as an instigator of change, however relatively as a participant caught between gratitude, ambition and the realities of a tightly managed profession.
He and Juan Carlos achieved a lot over seven years, with the coach refusing massive names to work with the 15-year-old, firmly believing in his talents and serving to him fulfill his immense potential.
Their farewell message additionally felt honest relatively than strained. It's a recognition of shared success over years relatively than unfinished enterprise. In any case, they each wished to proceed, however Carlos' father had different plans.
Samuel Lopez stays in Alcaraz's workforce forward of 2026. Nonetheless, the questions now shift towards how a lot autonomy Carlos may have shifting ahead. The stunning cut up couldn’t come at worst time.
Carlos Alcaraz, ATP Finals 2025© Stream screenshot
The 22-year-old is getting ready to assault the Australian Open crown and change into the youngest winner of a Profession Grand Slam. With out Juan Carlos Ferrero in his field, issues may change into rather more sophisticated.
Nonetheless, world no. 1 will attempt to show everybody incorrect and search the title and not using a one who constructed his success.
"It's Carlos' father who pulls the strings. Carlitos has nothing to do with it. I imply, he would have continued so long as Juan Carlos wished. I spent eight years with him, and 7 with Juan Carlos.
The identical factor occurred to me: I wished sure circumstances, however his father didn’t see it that method. And Juan Carlos needed to ask for different circumstances that his father additionally refused. However hey, at the very least Carlitos mentioned some very good issues about him," Carlos Santos mentioned.
