We know how much Carlos Alcaraz owes Juan Carlos Ferrero

Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 21 Dec 2025 | 12.31

"We know how much Carlos Alcaraz owes to Juan Carlos Ferrero." Photo: Getty

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Did Carlos Alcaraz make the right decision to part ways with Juan Carlos Ferrero? Who will take over as the world number one's coach? Many questions come to mind regarding the most talked-about split in December, but only time holds the answers to many of these questions.

What we do know for certain is that this move sent shockwaves through the circuit, becoming a hot topic of debate among the figures involved. Guy Forget, former director of Roland Garros, didn't hold back either, offering his perspective on the current situation of Alcaraz.

"I am a little surprised, as I believe, like many tennis fans, that their collaboration was more than fruitful. We know how much Carlos Alcaraz owes to Juan Carlos Ferrero, who has coached him for many years, and we truly do not know the root of the problem," began Forget, former director of Roland Garros, in an interview with Tennis Actu.

"I imagine this is not the ideal scenario for Carlos Alcaraz, but when a collaboration goes so well with so many good results, one can always ask: will the future be even better? It will be difficult to surpass...".

The possible reasons for the split between Alcaraz and Ferrero

"Today, the figures generated by Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner are so exorbitant that... I mean, for a coach like Juan Carlos Ferrero nowadays, I can't imagine that he wouldn't be paid what he was worth. If that's the case, it's frankly ridiculous, because a player who must be generating, I don't know, 30 million euros per year, paying his coach 800,000 or 1,500,000... in the end, he contributes much more than he can pay.

The second reason, which is the most plausible in my opinion, is that at some point, accumulated tensions may have arisen with those around him, with or without reason. Often, when things are not going well, they do not always address the player himself, it's the wife, the father, the mother, the agent... We know that there are agents at the center of a problem who, in some way, fuel the conflicts. It's a pity, I repeat, that this collaboration is so effective, so fruitful... We know what we have, we do not know what we will have next. When you have a young champion like him, 22 years old, who has won everything with his mentor and suddenly, the balance is broken...".

What to expect from Carlos Alcaraz in 2026?

"That stability gave him serenity, self-confidence. When you take away those kinds of things and he's 22 years old, it's inevitable that it's a little unsettling. Furthermore, Alcaraz plays at such a high level, he and Sinner are far ahead of the others, I don't see him losing control.

He's too good for that. Now, he could make it to the final against Sinner and, in a way, be less effective than in the past. It could take a few weeks, or even less, to find a new balance. On the other hand, we can assume he will hire someone competent, experienced, and who knows him very well so that he doesn't go in blindfolded".