Juan Carlos Ferrero, who was Carlos Alcaraz’s coach during the last month of December, recognizes that he feels “sad” about the breakup, although he has a “feeling of tranquility and of having the right to achieve his goals”, and reveals that he cannot open the door to return to work in a future with the Murciano, who, according to him, has “the possibilities of being the best tennis player in history”. A week after the announcement of the professional break between Ferrero and Alcaraz, the “painful” Valencian coach reveals in an interview Brand His feelings and gratitude made him think that each “coming” was another season.
“It is true that when a year ends, we have to see certain things at the level of the contracts and as with each new contract, facing what will be the following year, there are certain things in those with which we do not agree. As with all contracts, one goes to one place and the others to another. From Carlos Piensan in the best for him and me from the best for me”, says Ferrero. “There are certain themes that we disagree on between the two sides. We may not have been able to save ourselves if we were too busy sitting around to talk, but in the end we didn’t sit down and we decided not to follow through. That’s really what happened. There are points that we won’t go into detail about, but on which we disagree and in the end we went our separate ways,” he says.
“I believe that this year was very good in terms of results and the relationship between them was spectacular throughout the year. We did not have any fights at any time. The entry of Samuel gave a fresh air to the team so that the relationship could last in the future. It was a very good year, until it ended in Turin, if it is true that we all had the idea that we were going next. Luego had gone through what had happened and we “We’re separated, but at the beginning the idea was to follow and that’s why he said it in the statement,” he says.
For seven years together, Ferrero recognizes that one of the most beautiful moments was the stage from 15 to 18 years of Carlos Alcaraz. “We share a lot of moments together in training, in tournaments, in hotels… We are always together everywhere. This growth, these experiences, these results, most of them good, even if there is always something unexpected, it was a very beautiful step. Often, this is due to what is missing in this season of challengers, of smaller tournaments when we really saw this illusion of growing up and wanting to climb a mountain of rocks”, he emphasizes.
“Luego, when we arrive, the goals are different and we don’t have so many things to climb or so many things to teach. This takes us more on a path of learning little by little. At the beginning, the learning is always faster and more generous. By the time we were overcoming these stages, we attached such importance to all the tournaments that they came at unforgettable moments. Every Grand Slam we won, especially the last Roland Garros, which was the most complicated. “When I arrived, he was a player who had impressive technical, physical and mental abilities. abilities, and among the whole team, we were able to bring it to the top. And he gave us absolutely everything to learn, work and keep moving forward. I tried to find someone who could do everything at Carlos’ level. I think we are both grateful to have found it,” he comments.
Ferrero considers the changes “complicated”, but he was already convinced that it would not negatively affect the performance of the Murcian tennis player. “Samuel López is someone I know very well. Having spent a lot of time with me behind when we were training longer here at the academy and last year, he has gained a lot of experience to be able to take the boat on his own at the level of a coach,” says Ferrero, who does not believe that wear and tear is the consequence. separation. “It’s tiring when you spend so much time, but there’s always a bit of it. I think he travels a lot, he spends a lot of time away from home, and that kind of thing, you take a lot of wear and tear. What happens is that between us and the others, we support a lot within the team and one of the reasons for putting Samuel on was so that that relationship doesn’t get eroded. All these weeks have been good for us. He’s used new words, ways of deciding things with the same objective but in different ways.
One of Ferrero’s accomplishments was making Carlos Alcaraz a professional tennis player. That was one of his goals, but the clearest one was for him to grow as a person and as a professional. That he will fit in well in this complicated world. Once he is so famous and favorite in all tournaments, you can help him relieve all that pressure. One of the main goals is for Carlos to be excited in the tournaments, with a lot of motivation, because when we achieve a lot, the motivation had to be intact and that was one of the things we tried to be very high”, confident.
“I lost my soul in this project. I believe it reversed a lot of time, a lot of winnings, a lot of work, and I believe it was important to find the team and the people who left me to do it. When you enter, with 15 years, you see the player, you see how good he is, you see the potential, but you don’t imagine at all. I work for him, with a lot of illusion, but it’s always difficult to see what’s happening in reality, I feel like I have a sense of peace, of doing what I have to do and I hope that I am doing a good job,” he emphasizes, after so many years together, this break must be bridged by both parties before getting back together, for example to go play golf “I think maybe we need a little time to finish assimilating this break. It’s not something that easy. Right now I’m really hurt. These relationships are complicated to leave from one day to the next. And it must be dueling time. And, most importantly, I guess it will hurt me too when I see you playing in tournaments. Ahí enteran a lot of lived experiences. I think it will take time,” he commented.
“He adapted my style to everything he could do at Carlos. At no time do I suggest other options because I need two or three months to be calm and that passes the pain. From there other possibilities come to us and we weigh them. In the end, they are almost every year without stopping and a lot of time away from home. Being at home now is grateful”, I say. About you, in the future, an offer from Jannik Sinner was tajante. “It would be something I would have to think about. They are extraordinary players, but like I said before, now is not the time to think about something like that and decide that this is what is not. Now is the time to take the difficult step because every day I still think about Carlos and it is not the time to think about the others.”
“I want to be calm and have a heart. It is impossible for me to force someone else in these moments because my thoughts are always there and it would be very complicated. Now it would be something impossible,” says Ferrero, who does not close the door to a future return with Alcaraz. “With the relationship that we had to permanently close the door, it would not make sense for us to do it with the team. I want to finish well with them. Not being aware of certain things does not mean that we do not continue to be friends or that we do not have a very good relationship. I wish Carlos the best and I believe that he has the possibility of being the best tennis player in history.
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