BREAKING: JUAN CARLOS FERRERO REVEALS "UNACCEPTABLE" CONTRACT CLAUSES FORCED SHOCK CARLOS ALCARAZ SPLIT
"I'm hurting." Discover why Juan Carlos Ferrero claims he couldn't see eye-to-eye with Alcaraz's team on a new 2026 contract.
Juan Carlos Ferrero, who used to coach Carlos Alcaraz, who has six Grand Slam titles, said that disagreements about a new contract with Alcaraz's team led to their split before the new season began.
Alcaraz posted on social media last week about parting ways with Ferrero, just before the season's start.
Well, it looked like things were going fine. But when the year ends, you have to look at contracts again. And like any new contract, there were a few things we didn't agree on for the next year. Each side pulls in a different direction. Carlos's people think of what’s best for him, and mine think of what’s best for me.”
“There were some things we just couldn't agree on. Maybe if we had talked it out, we could have fixed it, but we didn't, so we decided to stop working together. That’s basically it. I won’t go into specifics, but we didn't see eye-to-eye, and that's why we split, Ferrero told Marca in an interview.
He also mentioned that he was hurting a little over a week after his time with the player ended. Ferrero said it would be tough to watch Alcaraz play from somewhere other than courtside.
“I think we both need some time to get over this. It’s not easy. I’m hurting right now. It’s hard to end these kinds of relationships so fast. There's got to be a period of feeling sad. And I guess it will also be tough when I see him playing in competitions. We've shared so much together. I think it’s going to take a while,” he added.
Ferrero said they had plans for him to go with Alcaraz to the 2026 Australian Open before they decided to split. He said that he and Alcaraz had a strong emotional bond and that things went wrong at the end.
“Yeah, it's a big change for everyone. It's not easy to get used to. It's not a good time for me, for sure. We've known each other for so long and gone through so much together, so you get close. We had that emotional feeling during training, and we felt everything so intensely with him in the tourneys. Now, everything's different, Ferrero said.
DISCOVER RAFAEL NADAL’S BOLD VERDICT ON THE CARLOS ALCARAZ VS JANNIK SINNER RIVALRY TODAY
Rafael Nadal tells AS why Jannik Sinner’s focused plan and Carlos Alcaraz’s "random" magic are dominating the 2025 ATP Tour.
Rafael Nadal, who's won 22 Grand Slam titles, chatted about what makes Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz different. He thinks Sinner is way more planned out, while Alcaraz is all over the place, which makes him hard to guess.
Nadal, who's 39, said he doesn't see himself in either of them, since they both play differently than he did.
I don't see myself in either of them. They play differently than I used to. I think Carlos is all over the place. He goes up more, but he also hits some crazy shots and doesn't really have a set game plan, which makes him unpredictable and fun to watch. Jannik is more planned and focused, with a clearer way of playing, and he keeps improving bit by bit. "That's why he's so dependable and doesn't lose often," Nadal said to AS in an interview.
The guy who's won the French Open 14 times said it's funny how Alcaraz has had such a great year ,even though his game seems scattered.
Sometimes Carlos seems all over the place, but when you look at what he's done, he's been super consistent in all the big tournaments. It makes me laugh when I hear he is scattered, because his results don't show that. "That's how I see it," he said.
Nadal stopped playing professional tennis last November after the Davis Cup against the Netherlands in Malaga. He played singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics, losing in the second round to Novak Djokovic in singles and reaching the quarter-finals with Alcaraz in doubles.
On the first day of the 2025 French Open, the Roland Garros people showed off a footprint carved into the clay at Court Philippe-Chatrier. He won his 22nd Grand Slam in Paris back in 2022 and is one of the only players besides Djokovic to have won each of the four Grand Slams at least twice.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2026: GREEN OR YELLOW? THE SURPRISING MEANING BEHIND JANNIK SINNER’S NEW NIKE NIGHT KIT
Jannik Sinner chases a historic third Australian Open title in 2026. Discover his Nike "Martian" kit and Seoul exhibition details.
The 2026 Australian Open is coming up, and Jannik Sinner will be trying to defend his title for the second time.
He’s won the last two Australian Opens, and he seems to play well there. In 2026, he’ll try to do what only Novak Djokovic has done in the last 50 years, which is to win the first Grand Slam of the season three times running.
The 2026 Australian Open is from January 18th to February 1st, 2026. Sinner won’t be playing any warm-up events in Australia and won’t even be there a week before it kicks off.
Instead, Sinner will play an exhibition match against Carlos Alcaraz in Seoul, South Korea, on January 10th, 2026. Alcaraz will probably be his biggest competition in Melbourne, so their match could be a good preview of what’s to come a few weeks later.
With the Australian Open so close, sponsors are getting ready. Nike has had to create a bunch of outfits.
Sinner and Alcaraz are both sponsored by Nike, but they won’t wear the same clothes in Melbourne. Sinner will have two outfits, one for day matches and one for night matches.
His day outfit will be white shorts and a yellow t-shirt, but his night outfit is what’s really getting people's attention. He’ll be wearing a yellow and dark green combo.
Apparently, another player called Jannik Sinner a Martian before the 2026 season. He and Alcaraz will likely both be competing for all four Grand Slams again in 2026. They’ve won all eight majors in the last two seasons. Before them, Novak Djokovic won the 2023 US Open.
A lot of their opponents are impressed by their skill. Luciano Darderi, who trained with Sinner, told Gazzetta dello Sport that Sinner is all about hard work.
The last time I trained with him was at Roland Garros. It's completely different. His shots are heavy and consistent. It felt like I was on a rocket to Mars. Yeah, Jannik is a Martian.