Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365: published on Friday April 07, 2023 at 7:52 p.m.
Juan Carlos Ferrero has been taking care of Carlos Alcaraz since 2018. Previously, the former world number 1 managed Alexander Zverev.
He will be the big absentee at the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo with Rafael Nadal. Beaten in the semi-finals of the Miami Masters 1000 by Jannik Sinner after triumphing in Indian Wells, Carlos Alcaraz preferred to give up the Monegasque tournament and postpone his first steps on clay. But he has already resumed training and we can count on him to be among the favorites at Roland-Garros where he will aim for a first crown. At 19 (he will be 20 on May 5), the Spaniard is a phenomenon and he will certainly animate the tennis world for many years.
Youngest world number 1 in history, Alcaraz already has a Grand Slam on his list, the US Open, gleaned last year. He has already won 8 titles in total on the circuit and displays a phenomenal level of play. The right-hander knows how to do everything and has made great progress under the orders of his trainer, a certain Juan Carlos Ferrero. The former world number 1 and winner of Roland-Garros (in 2003) has been dealing with the phenomenon since 2018. The Spaniard then decided to no longer train Alexander Zverev to take charge of the future of a 15-year-old kid. , and take a risky bet.
Ferrero: “It had nothing to do with life on the circuit as I had known it with Sascha Zverev”
But Ferrero was immediately reassured by those around Alcaraz. “It was not such an easy decision to make, rewound Ferrero in an interview with Tennis Majors. It had nothing to do with life on the circuit as I had known it with Sascha Zverev. Private jets and large hotels. I spoke about it to my wife, to my family. Carlos’ family is, let’s say, a tennis family since his father touched on professionalism, it helped me to project myself. He lived an hour away from me and that also made things easier. Finally, his agent, Albert Molina, is someone I have known for a very long time and with whom I have excellent relations. Since it was in my plans to take a player very early in his development, and considering all that I have just mentioned, my family encouraged me and I said OK. Like Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz could return to competition in Barcelona (April 17-23).
