The separation between Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero was undoubtedly probably the most shocking second of this low season.
Their skilled relationship ended after greater than seven years and everybody was speechless, contemplating that there have been no apparent causes to hypothesize such a change. The world number one had shone for nearly all of 2025, lastly discovering that regularity that he had all the time lacked, as a substitute Ferrero had all the time been by his facet and had received the 'Coach of the 12 months' award awarded by the ATP.
The six-time Grand Slam champion must show that he can win even with out his mentor, who is about to take an extended break from the skilled tour earlier than setting his subsequent step. Lately, 'Juanki' gave an extended interview to 'MARCA' through which he defined his model of the info and his struggling was very evident.
Ferrero is struggling
By way of his official X profile, high analyst José Moron confessed that he was very impressed by Ferrero's physique language: "Anybody who has a minimal of expertise in this sort of factor, intuits what Juan Carlos is feeling proper now. For many of his interview with MARCA, his stance expressed discomfort and struggling. I had my gaze down, he was unhappy and disillusioned. He feels harm proper now. He by no means wished to half with Carlitos, in reality he wished to proceed, however issues went otherwise from his expectations.
I’m sorry that it has come to this totally different in any case they’ve completed collectively. I hope they will resolve the scenario sooner or later."
Subsequent 12 months can be crucial for the 22-year-old from Murcia, who had by no means been in the same scenario previously. He must defend a whole lot of factors from the spring onwards and his enormous rival Jannik Sinner will attempt to overtake him within the ATP rankings, making the most of the truth that he has not performed for 3 months this 12 months because of the ban imposed on him by WADA.
