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BBC Sport understands Ferrero did not want to leave his role, but Alcaraz said on Friday they “closed this chapter in mutual”.<\/p>\n
He explained: “We, as I said, both are still friends, good relationship. But we just decided like this.<\/p>\n
“I’m really grateful for the seven years I’ve been with Juan Carlos. I learned a lot. It is probably thanks to him I’m the player that I am right now.”<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old is aiming to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam with victory at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz, who has won two Wimbledon, two French Open and two US Open crowns, starts his bid against Australia’s Adam Walton.<\/p>\n
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Former world number one Ferrero guided fellow Spaniard Alcaraz to all six major wins and once described him as his “fourth child”.<\/p>\n
“The whole situation is a bit of a strange one – I did not see it coming at all,” British player Jodie Burrage told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/a><\/p>\n “We can all speculate and guess but speaking from experience of stopping with coaches, sometimes it is innocent and there’s not too much in it, it just doesn’t work.<\/p>\n “But that coaching relationship was working – with what he achieved, how could it not be? It’s mind-blowing, really.”<\/p>\n Following the split, Ferrero told Spanish sport newspaper Marca<\/a> he had believed things would continue as they were and that he would head to the Australian Open as Alcaraz’s coach.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n However, the 2003 French Open winner said there were “certain issues” when it came to resolving contracts.<\/p>\n “Perhaps they could have been resolved if we had sat down to talk, but in the end, we didn’t, and we decided not to continue,” Ferrero said<\/p>\n “It’s clear that it’s been a radical change for everyone. Adapting isn’t easy. For me, obviously, it’s not a pleasant time at all.”<\/p>\n Former British player Naomi Broady said she could see “cracks” in the pair’s relationship when she commentated on Alcaraz’s defeat by Cameron Norrie<\/a> at October’s Paris Masters.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n “Alcaraz played pretty terribly. There was a lot of tension,” Broady said.<\/p>\n “You don’t really see it from him on the court but he was really shouting at his box and he was getting a bit back, so there were definitely cracks.”<\/p>\n Samuel Lopez – who joined Alcaraz in 2024 and has coached him when Ferrero missed tournaments for personal reasons – has remained in his team.<\/p>\n “I have the same team that I had last year. Just one member missing. But the rest of the team, everyone are the same,” Alcaraz added.<\/p>\n ‘A turning point’ – Medvedev and Boulter’s coaching changes<\/p>\n Daniil Medvedev knows what it is like to part ways with a long-time coach, having split with Gilles Cervara in August after more than eight years working together.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The 2021 US Open champion said it was “a big decision in my life”, but added: “In the end, it was the moment to do it, the turning point. It helped me a lot.”<\/p>\n After adding Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke to his team, Medvedev went on to win his first title for 882 days<\/a> with victory in October’s Almaty Open.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old, who won the Brisbane International last week, said it is “completely different” working with new team members.<\/p>\n “When I was looking for a new coach, I was looking for someone who would understand my game and what I’m doing on the court,” he said.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n
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