Carlos Alcaraz is set to end speculation over his new head coach with a top Spanish journalist confirming that he has made his \u201cfinal decision\u201d in terms of his main mentor for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
The reigning world No 1 dropped a bombshell this week<\/a> when he announced that he had parted ways with Juan Carlos Ferrero following seven successful years that yielded 24 singles titles \u2013 including six Grand Slams \u2013 two year-end No 1 rankings and multiple individual awards.<\/p>\n In public, all appeared well between Alcaraz and Ferrero, but several reports have emerged<\/a> about tension between the player\u2019s father, Carlos Alcaraz Senior, and the 2003 Grand Slam winner in recent months with the final straw coming after Ferrero was asked to sign a new contract just 48 hours after he received an offer.<\/p>\n When Ferrero\u2019s counter-offer was rejected, the parties decided to go their separate ways and the Alcaraz camp immediately indicated that Samuel Lopez, who hails from the Ferrero Tennis Academy and only joined the coaching team at the start of this year, would be promoted to head coach.<\/p>\n However, there had been suggestions Lopez would only take over temporarily until Alcaraz\u2019s management team could find a new mentor to take over permanently.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, several coaches have indicated that they would be interested in mentoring one of the biggest names in tennis with Angel Garcia telling El Partidazo de COPE that \u201cfive to six coaches have offered to manage Carlos Alcaraz\u201d with no specific individuals mentioned.<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz News<\/p>\n Reasons for Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s split with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero will come as a surprise<\/a><\/p>\n