The manner of Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s split with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero has been criticised and labelled \u201coutrageous\u201d by a former basketball star and Olympic medallist.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz<\/a> announced on Wednesday last week that his incredibly successful collaboration with Ferrero had ended, with the news shocking the tennis world.<\/p>\n The Spanish superstar started working with Ferrero as a 16-year-old in 2018 and won all 24 of his titles, including his six majors, with the former world No 1 in his team.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old finished the 2025 campaign as the world No 1 after securing eight titles and reaching 11 finals.<\/p>\n Neither Alcaraz nor Ferrero have directly revealed the reasons for the end of their partnership, but reports have shed some light on the situation, with a source close to Ferrero sharing details to CLAY and RG Media.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat happened is very simple,\u201d the source stated.<\/p>\n \u201cThe contract was annual. The 2025 contract ended at the end of November, and they waited until Saturday the 13th of this month to present a new one and until Monday the 15th at the first hour to sign it. Juan Carlos did not accept it, and they did not want to make any changes.\u201d<\/p>\n According to CLAY, when that contract arrived, Ferrero had two days to read and sign it. He made a counter-offer that was not accepted.<\/p>\n Tennis News<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz leaves Wimbledon champion \u2018worried\u2019 he could quit tennis early like Bjorn Borg<\/a><\/p>\n How Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero responded to Netflix documentary speculation<\/a><\/p>\n Another source told CLAY and RG Media that: \u201cThere were significant disagreements between Ferrero and Alcaraz\u2019s father about how to manage the player\u2019s career.\u201d<\/p>\n Frederic Weis, a former French basketball player who was a silver medallist at the 2000 Olympics, slammed the way in which the contract negotiations with Ferrero were reportedly handled by Alcaraz\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat worries me is the ultimatum, the demand to respond within 48 hours,\u201d Weis said on\u00a0RMC Sport\u2019s Les Grandes Gueules du Sport radio show<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a very peculiar way of treating someone you\u2019ve worked with for seven years. It\u2019s outrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n What has Juan Carlos Ferrero said about his departure from Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s team?<\/p>\n Ferrero reacted to his split with Alcaraz in a heartfelt statement<\/a> posted on Instagram, and the six most telling words came in the penultimate paragraph.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish I could have continued,\u201d the former world No 1 wrote.<\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n