Nearly two months have now passed since Carlos Alcaraz parted ways with longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Alcaraz split with Ferrero in a shock move during the offseason, bringing an end to an incredibly successful player-coach relationship.
With his compatriot in his corner, the Spaniard clinched six Grand Slam titles and achieved world number one status.
Without Ferrero, however, Alcaraz has not seen a dip in his level, with the 22-year-old recently becoming the youngest player ever to complete the Career Grand Slam.
Rick Macci weighs in on Juan Carlos Ferrero’s split with Carlos Alcaraz
Recently, fans on social media had noticed that, since parting company with the young star, Ferrero has unfollowed Alcaraz on Instagram.
Serena Williams’ former coach, Rick Macci, suggested this shows a lot about the dynamic of the relationship between Ferrero and Alcaraz.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Macci said: “When the player (Carlos) fires the coach (Jcf), and you achieved great things together that you were paid to do, and then the coach unfollows the player for whatever reason, it shows deep in the coach’s mind who was following who.”
Ferrero started coaching Alcaraz in 2019, following his brief spell with Alexander Zverev.
Carlos Alcaraz’s achievements with Juan Carlos Ferrero
In 2022, Ferrero guided Alcaraz to a maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open, where he beat Casper Ruud in the final.
With the triumph, Alcaraz became the youngest world number one in ATP history, at the age of 19.
Alongside Ferrero, Alcaraz then went on to win five more majors, including two French Open titles, two Wimbledon championships, and another US Open crown.
He also claimed eight ATP Masters 1000 titles with Ferrero, and 24 ATP titles overall.
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