A new and revealing perspective has emerged from someone who knew the six-time Major winner long before his glory arrived.
💥 The truths of the break between Alcaraz and Ferrero
💵 Ferrero claimed more money
✈️ He stopped traveling and no longer accompanied Carlos to all tournaments
❌ Conflict of interest between the Ferrero and Alcaraz tennis academies
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Carlos Santos, who worked with the El Palmar native during his early years in tennis, added depth to the conversation. Like many others, he suggested the decision for a shock split did not come from the player himself.
According to Santos, Alcaraz has always shown loyalty to the coaches who guided his development. After all they have achieved and created, his partnership with Ferrero could have continued if circumstances had allowed it.
Instead, the split appears to follow a familiar pattern. Santos’ experience mirrors what happened with Ferrero, and it leads to one person close to world number 1. 1 – his father.
Discussions about conditions, structure and long-term planning ultimately met resistance from Carlos’s immediate environment. In that sense, the divorce was less about tennis philosophy and more about behind-the-scenes control.
This perspective reframes the story around Alcaraz. It portrays him not as an instigator of change, but rather as a player caught between gratitude, ambition and the reality of a tightly managed career.
He and Juan Carlos have achieved so much in seven years, with the coach refusing big names to work with the 15-year-old. He firmly believed in his abilities and helped him realize his enormous potential.
Their farewell message also felt sincere rather than strained. It is a recognition of shared success over the years, rather than unfinished business. After all, they both wanted to continue, but Carlos’ father had other plans.
Samuel Lopez will remain in the Alcaraz team until 2026. However, the questions now shift to how much autonomy Carlos will have in the future. The shocking breakup couldn’t have come at the worst time.
The 22-year-old is preparing to attack the Australian Open crown and become the youngest winner of a Career Grand Slam. Without Juan Carlos Ferrero in his box, things could become much more complicated.
However, world no. I will try to prove everyone wrong and seek the title without someone who has built his success.
‘It’s Carlos’ father who pulls the strings. Carlitos has nothing to do with it. I mean, he would have continued as long as Juan Carlos wanted. I spent eight years with him, and seven years with Juan Carlos.
The same thing happened to me: I wanted certain conditions, but his father didn’t see it that way. And Juan Carlos had to ask for other conditions which his father also refused. Anyway, at least Carlitos said some really nice things about him,” Carlos Santos said.
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