Carlos Alcaraz's Coach Risks His Harsh Words About Alcaraz Could Backfire
NewsThursday, 08 May 2025 at 10:14
Carlos Alcaraz's coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, made some risky statements that could backfire in the future.
Alcaraz is arguably one of the two best tennis players of his generation. All of the last five Grand Slam tournaments were won either by him or Jannik Sinner. But even despite the Spaniard's incredible success, his coach would like to see a bit more from him.
Alcaraz recently had his Netflix documentary, called Carlos Alcaraz: My Way, released. In the documentary, the 22-year-old talked about how he sees tennis at the moment.
The four-time Grand Slam champion is one of the athletes who doesn't like to see the sport as an obligation. Instead, Alcaraz tries to approach it in a way that makes him more relaxed.
"Right now my biggest fear of all is ending up seeing tennis as an obligation. Sometimes I feel like I am enslaved to tennis and that causes anxiety, frustration, doubts."
Alcaraz's coach, Ferrero, however, doesn't share that mindset. Ferrero reached the World No. 1 rank during his tennis career, so he knows what it feels like to be in this position, and according to the 45-year-old, Alcaraz must be ready to make some sacrifices.
"His understanding of work and sacrifice is so different from ours. It’s so different that it makes me doubt whether 'his way' of doing things will help him become the best in the world."
Those comments surprised famous tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou. The Frenchman thinks that Ferrero's words could backfire in the future. Mouratoglou understands Alcaraz's approach, and he thinks it's normal in the world of sports.
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"First of all, what Carlos has accomplished at a young age is unbelievable. I was very surprised to read that his coach said publicly that he was not committing 100%. It will bring a lot of criticism. It’s really difficult to manage that."
"Apparently, the way he deals with pressure is to not commit 100%, which is actually a behaviour that is quite usual for professional athletes. That’s a way to take pressure away. Is it the right way? For sure not. I would try to solve the problem between him and me."
"He (Ferrero) probably did try and probably doesn’t work, so probably, he goes to the next level. Ferrero is trying to motivate his player. Is it the right way? I don’t know. If it works, then bravo. If it hurts the player and hurts the relationship between the two, then I would say it’s not a good job."
"So, we will see what are the consequences, the positive one or the negative one, or maybe a bit of both. Let’s see how Carlos received it. Maybe he will have a reaction to that, a positive one. But it’s risky."
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