Ferrero: "I miss being with Carlos, we have lived something very beautiful"

Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 28 Jan 2026 | 06.20

Ferrero: "I miss being with Carlos, we have experienced something very beautiful". Photo: Getty

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The tennis world and sports in general were completely shocked by the news of the split between Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero at the end of the last season. Life goes on, and so does the circuit. While the player from Murcia was facing the first Grand Slam of the season, his former coach announced his new venture: Ángel Ayora in golf.

Ferrero's change of direction has not stopped people from talking about his special relationship with Carlitos. His former coach confessed in several interviews that it is difficult for him to watch him play without being by his side on the court, a strange feeling he will have to get used to.

"I have had four interesting offers, but I haven't felt the enthusiasm to return to the circuit yet. After being with Carlos, it's a bit hard to get excited about coaching another player," Juan Carlos Ferrero revealed in an interview with El Larguero. "For now, I am calm. I have turned down the offers, and I don't know when I will return to the circuit, but I believe I will. Tennis is my life, and I won't set it aside."

Juan Carlos Ferrero admits he misses being with Carlos Alcaraz

"I see the results. I haven't watched any matches, just a few highlights. I know he's playing very well, that he's very mature, very calm, and I am happy that he and the whole team are doing well. I am not watching much tennis. I still don't have that urge to sit down and watch a full match.

I'm feeling better now. I talked to Carlos, and we said goodbye in a very good way, which helped me a lot. We waited for the dust to settle, and then we talked calmly. Since then, I have been able to rebuild and move forward a bit. Certain circumstances arose for reasons that were internal, and I don't regret it. I miss being with Carlos, I miss being there in Australia, but that's because we had a dynamic built over many years that can't be replaced in two months. There are many people around him who have opinions, as is normal, with people in his circle helping him make such important decisions."

Will Juan Carlos Ferrero return with Carlos Alcaraz in the future?

"That's something you can never know for sure. We parted on good terms, said what needed to be said, and ended things well. A definite no is something you can never guarantee, so you never know. We experienced something very beautiful. We had a very good relationship, with a lot of dialogue where we both always spoke our minds and worked very well. There is a great affection and friendship. It's a professional separation, but the friendship remains.

I have always been clear with him. I haven't been as demanding as people say at all. I also adapted to my player. Rather than control, it was advice. I've been through it too, and it's a way to advise him not to crash head-on into a wall. In the end, he made his own decisions."

Are there limits for Carlos Alcaraz?

"I'm trying to disconnect a bit. It's too recent for me to watch the match and see the whole team. It makes you a bit melancholic and sad to see them all there and relive what happened. Time heals everything, and it makes things a little easier to accept. That's why I'm not eager to watch matches. I gave it my all," Juan Carlos Ferrero explained on El Partidazo de COPE.

"My heart broke when it happened, but I'm recovering little by little. My heart is hurting, and I like to think that his is too. He is younger and recovers faster, but what he needs to do is move forward. We can't set limits for Alcaraz. The limit is very high. He could be the best in history, but he needs to be motivated every year, with injuries respecting him... He has the capabilities to achieve Djokovic's numbers, but we will have to see year by year."