Overview
- The collaboration, which began in 2018 and produced 24 titles and the youngest-ever ATP No. 1, was formally ended this week by both parties.
- Spanish outlets report that Samuel López, who frequently covered events in Ferrero’s absence, is expected to take over full time.
- Team insiders cited repeated absences by Ferrero from key tournaments and his rapid departure after Alcaraz’s Paris loss in October as flashpoints.
- A long-running rift over the training base grew as Alcaraz prioritized working at his family’s club in Murcia over Ferrero’s Equelite academy in Villena.
- First coach Carlos Santos told Eurosport, as relayed by local media, that unresolved contract terms and the strong role of Alcaraz’s father also factored, a characterization not formally confirmed by all sides.