Carlos Alcaraz has enjoyed a successful start to life without Juan Carlos Ferrero in his corner so far.
In a shocking move during a fairly quiet offseason, Alcaraz split with Ferrero, ending an incredibly successful seven-year player-coach relationship.
Under the wing of his compatriot, the Spaniard claimed six Grand Slam titles and rose to world number one.
Who would you like to see Juan Carlos Ferrero coach next?
- Taylor Fritz?
- Ben Shelton?
- Someone else?
Despite the two going their separate ways, Alcaraz still managed to go all the way at the Australian Open, becoming the youngest player ever to complete the Career Grand Slam.
Now a free agent, plenty of players will be looking to hire Ferrero, but amid speculation, former US Open finalist Greg Rusedski does not think Jannik Sinner will hire the 45-year-old as his head coach.
Greg Rusedski discusses Juan Carlos Ferrero’s future
“I don’t think I see it happening as long as Darren Cahill is there,” said Rusedski in an episode of ‘Off Court with Greg‘.
“Because Darren Cahill is one of the best in the business. He’s done an incredible job with every player he’s been with.
“He’s taken Halep to number one, winning the Slam, he’s done it with Andre Agassi, he’s done it with Leyton Hewitt as a youngster, and now he’s doing it with Jannik Sinner.
“So maybe it’s an add-on, maybe they might get Ferrero as a consultant, but I don’t see him as the coach until Darren decides: ‘Maybe I need to spend more time back home in Australia’.
How would you feel if Juan Carlos Ferrero returned to coach Carlos Alcaraz now?
“You’ve got to remember, Darren Cahill is already in his 60s, and that’s why he was contemplating. But Sinner said, ‘If I win Wimbledon, then will you stick on?’ And he stuck on the gig.
“I don’t think it’s going to happen in the near future, but in a year’s time, if Darren decides, okay, I’ve had enough, I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened.”
Greg Rusedski says he ‘really likes’ Juan Carlos Ferrero as a person
Rusedski said of Ferrero: “I really like him as a person and I like him as a coach.
“He was with Sascha Zverev, let’s not forget that as well, who is the third-best player on the planet.
“He just was not feeling as though he was getting enough out of that relationship; he parted company, and he ended up with Carlos Alcaraz doing an incredible job.”
Ferrero had a brief spell with Alexander Zverev between 2017 and 2018, which ended due to personal disagreements.
In 2019, Ferrero started coaching Alcaraz and took his countryman to the very top.
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