Juan Carlos Ferrero, the previous coach of world No.1 and seven-time grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz, has revealed why he adopted him on Instagram
Carlos Alcaraz talking forward of the Indian Wells Masters (Picture: Getty)
Carlos Alcaraz’s former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero has revealed he unfollowed the seven-time grand slam on Instagram as a result of he wanted “time to separate” from him after the duo parted methods in December. Alcaraz, 22, and Ferrero, 45, had labored collectively for seven years earlier than the world No.1 introduced the shock cut up in late 2025.
Samuel Lopez, who joined Alcaraz’s workforce in 2024, was appointed as his head coach for the 2026 season. And in his first grand slam occasion post-Ferrero, Alcaraz stormed to success by successful the Australian Open for the primary time. Regardless of having fun with a panoramic journey beneath Ferrero, Alcaraz didn’t point out him in any of his victory speeches.
Shortly after Alcaraz’s win in Melbourne, Ferrero then determined to unfollow him on Instagram. It turned a scenario one fan described as “unhappy”, whereas one other mentioned it was a “enterprise relationship” and a 3rd described him as a “good coach”.
Carlos Alcaraz and former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero (Picture: Getty)
Now, a month after it emerged the duo now not observe each-other on social media, Ferrero has opened up on the scenario and what occurred to make him unfollow Alcaraz. He advised Josep Pedrerol on ‘El Cafelito’: “I do not observe him as a result of I want slightly time to separate myself from him.
“Apart from, if I take a look at Instagram, he pops up in all places. In the long run, I have not achieved something. You observe tennis accounts and match accounts, and it is the identical.”
“I did not do it out of spite. I need to see him and provides him a hug. To normalize all the things that is occurred, I believe we nonetheless have to have a dialog. I would like that,” Ferrero added.
Alcaraz, who’s on a 12-match unbeaten streak after successful the Australian Open and final month’s Qatar Open, is because of kickstart his Indian Wells Masters marketing campaign on Saturday. He is because of enter on the Spherical of 64 stage, along with his opponent to be confirmed.
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