{"id":602708,"date":"2026-04-24T01:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602708\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:38:10","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-told-he-made-a-mistake-by-leaving-juan-carlos-ferrero-in-strong-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602708\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz told he ‘made a mistake by leaving Juan Carlos Ferrero’ in strong message"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian tennis legend Adriano Panatta thinks Carlos Alcaraz \u201cmade a mistake\u201d by splitting with his former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.<\/p>\n

In December, the tennis world was shocked when Alcaraz<\/a> and Ferrero brought an end to a seven-year partnership that featured 24 titles, including six of his seven Grand Slams.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz started attending Ferrero\u2019s academy in Villena in 2018 when he was 15, and he became the youngest ATP world No 1 in history after winning his maiden major at the 2022 US Open aged 19.<\/p>\n

Samuel Lopez, who coaches at Ferrero\u2019s academy, is now Alcaraz\u2019s head coach, having previously worked in tandem with Ferrero.<\/p>\n

In his first tournament after splitting with Ferrero, Alcaraz secured his maiden Australian Open title to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz\u00a0then won the Qatar Open in February before falling in the semi-finals in Indian Wells and the third round in Miami in March.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old was beaten by Jannik Sinner in the Monte Carlo Masters final earlier this month. Alcaraz suffered a wrist injury that ended his campaign at the Barcelona Open last week and also forced him out of the Madrid Masters.<\/p>\n

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Adriano Panatta, who won the French Open in 1976, argued Alcaraz is missing Ferrero\u2019s presence in his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, he made a mistake leaving Ferrero, who is a tough, demanding coach, but also a great tennis expert,\u201d the former world No 4 was quoted as saying by We Love Tennis.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt 21 or 22, with all the trophies he\u2019d won, Carlos became more ambitious and he made an error. I would be happy for him if he went back to Ferrero.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe relationship between coach and player is visceral: coaches dedicate their lives to the players they coach and follow every single day, sacrificing their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cA coach must first and foremost understand tennis and have no gaps in their knowledge. He shouldn\u2019t be a parent or a confessor, but he must be able to help you reach that next level of quality, depending on your age.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you stay with a father figure as a coach your whole career, there\u2019s a risk the relationship will deteriorate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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