Juan Carlos Ferrero has put some real distance between himself and Carlos Alcaraz since their split last month.

Alcaraz surprised everyone when he announced he was parting ways with Ferrero, just a month before the Australian Open. They’d been working together since Alcaraz was 16.

Naturally, people have been asking both of them about the breakup. At first, Ferrero sounded like he might be open to coaching Alcaraz again someday. But now, after Alcaraz’s win in Melbourne, Ferrero’s actions say something different.

Ferrero actually unfollowed Alcaraz, along with two members of his support team, on Instagram. Alcaraz just won the Australian Open—his first Grand Slam title without Ferrero in his corner. Samuel Lopez, another Spanish coach, filled in as Alcaraz’s main man this time. The win made Alcaraz the youngest man ever to complete a Career Slam.

Fans and fellow players have showered Alcaraz with support after his historic win, but not everyone seems thrilled. Right after his seventh major, people noticed Ferrero had stopped following Alcaraz on social media. He also unfollowed Alcaraz’s physio and fitness coaches, though he still follows Lopez.

As for why Ferrero decided to cut digital ties, nobody really knows. But fans have theories. Toni Nadal, Rafael Nadal’s uncle and former coach, criticised Alcaraz for not mentioning Ferrero in his victory speech. “It bothered me; you can’t forget all the work Juan Carlos did over the years,” Toni said on Radio Estadio. “If Rafa had acted that way with [Carlos] Moya, I wouldn’t have liked it.”

After Ferrero’s social media move, one fan wondered aloud on X, “Is he upset that Alcaraz didn’t mention him in his AO speech, or is it just too painful to watch?”

Most people seem to think it’s the second reason. For Ferrero, watching Alcaraz succeed without him just stings too much. As one fan put it, “You can be happy for someone, but sometimes it just hurts to see it happen without you.”

Jimmy Connors didn’t hold back about Aryna Sabalenka’s performance in the Australian Open final—he thinks she just didn’t have that killer instinct when it mattered.

For about a set and a half, Sabalenka had a rough time trying to break Elena Rybakina’s serve. She finally did it in the tenth game of the second set, forced a third set, and quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead. She even got within two points of going up 4-0. But after that, things completely unravelled. Sabalenka lost the next five games, suddenly trailing 3-5. She managed to hold serve one more time, but Rybakina kept her cool and closed it out, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Connors, who’s racked up eight Grand Slam titles himself, didn’t mince words. He said Sabalenka should never have let it slip away.

“Sabalenka—she was up 3-0 in the third, right? I might get a little heat for this, but you need that killer instinct,” Connors said on his podcast. “When you’re in a final, and you’ve got someone on the ropes, you have to stay on top, keep the pressure on, cut down on mistakes, and make your opponent fight for every single point. Don’t hand anything over.”

He pointed out Sabalenka’s history of tough losses, saying, “She’s had some bad luck in finals, and maybe there were a few she should’ve won. But when you’re up 3-0 in the third set of a major, you have to finish the job. She’s way too good not to.”

This latest loss marks Sabalenka’s third Grand Slam final defeat in the past year—she fell short in last year’s Australian Open and French Open finals, though she did win the US Open. That puts her at 4-4 in Grand Slam finals.

On the flip side, Rybakina adds the Australian Open title to her resume. With Wimbledon already under her belt, she now owns two Grand Slam trophies.