Spaniard units his sights on surpassing Rafa Nadal and finishing a profession Grand Slam on the Australian Open
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after profitable the lads’s singles closing. Photograph: REUTERS
PARIS:
World tennis primary Carlos Alcaraz has break up together with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, they stated on Wednesday, ending a seven-year partnership that delivered 24 titles together with six Grand Slam crowns.
A former world primary himself and fellow Spaniard, 45-year-old Ferrero started teaching Alcaraz when he was 15 and rapidly developed him into a serious pressure.
Ferrero, the 2003 French Open champion, transformed his gifted protege from a claycourt specialist to a participant who dominated on all surfaces.
“Thanks for turning childhood goals into realities,” the 22-year-old Alcaraz wrote in a press release, with out specifying any motive for ending the partnership however mentioning new adventures and initiatives for each.
Es muy difícil para mí escribir este publish… Tras más de siete años juntos, Juanki y yo hemos decidido poner fin a nuestra etapa juntos como entrenador y jugador.
Gracias por haber hecho de sueños de niño, realidades. Empezamos este camino cuando apenas period un chaval, y durante… pic.twitter.com/D4GSxYsZUY
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) December 17, 2025
“We began this journey once I was barely a child, and all through all this time you’ve got accompanied me on an unbelievable journey, on and off the court docket. And I’ve loved each step of it a lot with you.
“We have managed to achieve the highest, and I really feel that if our sports activities paths needed to half methods, it needed to be from up there. From the place we all the time labored towards and all the time aspired to achieve.”
Alcaraz seeks to surpass Nadal
Alcaraz completed the yr with the French Open and U.S. Open titles whereas he received eight titles in all as he secured the year-end primary for a second time in his profession.
The break up comes at an important time in Alcaraz’s profession as he bids to eclipse Spanish nice Rafa Nadal and turn into the youngest man to finish the set of all 4 Grand Slam titles when he heads to the Australian Open within the New 12 months.
The Melbourne Grand Slam essential draw will start on January 18. Alcaraz will look to transcend the quarter-finals for the primary time in his profession after making the final eight within the earlier two editions.
Ferrero, who has labored alongside Samuel Lopez in Alcaraz’s staff, stated on social media he wished to have continued teaching the participant and hoped their paths would cross once more.
“We now have been an unbelievable staff regardless of the difficulties, and I am positive you’ll proceed to attain nice success,” he stated.
There was no point out of who Alacaraz’s new coach could be.
