NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz could have a further coach with him when the 2025 season begins.
The four-time Grand Slam champion has employed Samuel Lopez to work alongside Juan Carlos Ferrero, who has coached the Spaniard since he was 15 years outdated.
Lopez has coached Ferrero, amongst different gamers. Alcaraz, 21, believes the pairing will help push him again to the highest of the rankings.
“I believe Samuel, for me, is without doubt one of the greatest coaches that now we have on tour,” Alcaraz mentioned Tuesday, the day earlier than a scheduled exhibition match towards Ben Shelton at Madison Sq. Backyard.
“They belief one another 100% and having the ability to journey with each, for me, it’ll be nice. I believe I will develop as a participant because of them. I believe we’re going to work fairly exhausting and fairly good for the following season and the following years. Hopefully we’re going to make good outcomes collectively.”
Lopez was a member of Spain’s Olympic staff in 2000 and 2012. He had been working with Pablo Carreño Busta, who thanked his coach for 9 seasons collectively in an Instagram submit this weekend.
Alcaraz grew to become the youngest participant to achieve No. 1 within the ATP rankings after profitable the US Open in 2022 at 19. He went on to win two Wimbledon titles and one on the French Open, the place Ferrero received the title in 2003.
Alcaraz completed this 12 months at No. 3. He mentioned his relationship with Ferrero stays robust, crediting the coach for turning him into the participant and individual he’s now, and permitting him to achieve extra of a voice at their academy.
“They’re listening to me rather more than earlier than,” Alcaraz mentioned. “Clearly after I was 16 years outdated I had nothing to say. I used to be simply mouth closed and ears open and did no matter he mentioned. Proper now I am doing extra issues for myself, for instance I am taking extra choices, severe choices.
“So I believe (we) each are doing nice work collectively as an individual as nicely simply to ensure this relationship remains to be fairly good and the love that now we have for one another is large. So I like him as an expert however as an individual as nicely.”
US Open girls’s runner-up Jessica Pegula and semifinalist Emma Navarro can even play within the Backyard Cup.
