Carlos Alcaraz's long-term coach and former ATP player Juan Carlos Ferrero believes the 20-year-old's Wimbledon win is emotional and difficult to articulate.
Alcaraz stunned the 23-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in an epic Wimbledon final between the two current best men's players in the world. A first-set defeat could have rocked Alcaraz, who previously lost to Djokovic in the Roland Garros semi-final this season, but the world number one fought back and won by three sets to two.
The result was made even more impressive following Alcaraz's difficulty on grass last season when he was eliminated in the fourth round by Jannik Sinner. However, Ferrero, who has coached Alcaraz since he was 15, explained to Spanish radio station COPE, that the 20-year-old's Wimbledon victory was emotional because of the huge behind-the-scenes effort.
“I see a lot of emotion, a lot of hard work. A lot of people see our victory, but behind it there are many hours of work and a lot of time away from home. At the start of the tournament, we knew how hard it was to win, but we’d just won Queen’s and it didn’t cost anything to dream.
"Even though he didn’t begin his final very well, he learned from what happened in Paris. We have reason to be excited and to think big with Carlos. He’s taken us through something wonderful, and it’s hard to express what I feel in words.”
During his post-match celebrations, Alcaraz made it clear he was thankful to Ferrero for his support in helping him to achieve world number one status and to lift two Grand Slam titles to date. Moments after the Spanish player won the match-deciding point, he climbed to his box and hugged Ferrero along with other coaching staff and members of the Spanish royal family.
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