Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s camp wanted to remove Juan Carlos Ferrero as coach a year ago and they had already lined up a high-profile replacement, but the player himself was against it, according to Spanish journalist Jose Moron.<\/p>\n
One of the most successful partnerships came to an end after the 2025 season as Alcaraz announced that he had parted ways with Ferrero<\/a> following seven years that delivered six Grand Slam titles, eight ATP Masters 1000 trophies and two year-end No 1 crowns.<\/p>\n Although the split came as a shock to the tennis community, many believe that there had been signs of tension between Alcaraz\u2019s entourage and Ferrero<\/a> with the relationship reaching a point a no return in December when the coach opted not to accept the terms of contract that was put on the table.<\/p>\n In an interview with Marca, Ferrero admitted that both parties were pulling in different directions as he stated: \u201cAs with all contracts, one side pulls in one direction and the other in another. Carlos\u2019s camp thinks about what\u2019s best for him, and mine thinks about what\u2019s best for me. There were certain issues on which both parties disagreed.\u201d<\/p>\n But according to Punto de Break\u2019s Moron, the decision to go their separate ways did not come out of the blue as those close to Alcaraz wanted to get rid of the 2003 French Open champion last year as the player was suffering from \u201cmental burnout\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201c2024 was a very good year, he wins Roland Garros, he wins Wimbledon again, but then he has another stretch, especially after the Olympic Games, where Carlos Alcaraz loses his way a bit, just like in 2023,\u201d he said on the Punto de Break YouTube Channel.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end of the season, Alcaraz looked completely overwhelmed; I mean, he ends up breaking his racket in Cincinnati on an absolutely, well, fateful day for him.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is compounded by a very, very surprising defeat in the second round of the US Open. And that\u2019s where, let\u2019s say, Alcaraz starts to say, in a way, that he wasn\u2019t mentally present, while from Juan Carlos\u2019s side, he was being pressured to, \u2018hey we have to keep going, we\u2019re at the US Open, hey, now comes the Asian tour, the end of the season\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cAlcaraz is showing signs of mental burnout, and those around Alcaraz here understand that all of this is mainly due to, let\u2019s say, the way Ferrero wanted Alcaraz to manage his career, which isn\u2019t ideal for Carlos.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz News<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s \u2018mind-boggling\u2019 coaching split slammed as former world No 1 questions Grand Slam hopes<\/a><\/p>\n