The news that Carlos Alcaraz has parted ways with his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, after seven years of working together, came as a shock to the tennis world, to say the least. Recently, former French professional tennis player Guy Forget shared his thoughts on the two Spaniards concluding their professional relationship.
Guy Forget Makes His Feelings Known on Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero’s Split
Alcaraz and Ferrero began their coaching relationship in 2019. The six-time Grand Slam champion officially announced the end of their professional partnership on Dec. 17, 2025, through social media.
Since they started working together, Alcaraz and Ferrero won the 2021 Next Gen ATP Finals title.
Under Ferrero’s tutelage, Alcaraz claimed 24 ATP Tour singles titles, which include eight ATP Masters 1000 titles and six Grand Slam titles: two each at Wimbledon (2023 and 2024), the French Open (2024 and 2025), and the US Open (2022 and 2025).
Commenting on the split between Alcaraz and Ferrero, which reportedly stemmed from disagreements over contract terms, Forget remarked that he finds it “a little strange” that Alcaraz, who generates “disproportionate” amounts of revenue, is unable to pay “fair value” to a coach like Ferrero and retain him.
“I would find it a little strange, because today the sums generated by Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner are so disproportionate that… I mean, a coach like Juan Carlos Ferrero today, I can’t imagine that he couldn’t be paid at his fair value,” Forget said.
Forget added that if the end of their professional relationship was due to financial issues, then the situation is “ridiculous.”
“So if this is really the case, it’s frankly ridiculous, because a player who has to generate, I don’t know, 30 million euros a year, who pays his coach 800,000 or 1,500,000… at the end, it brings him so much more than he can “pay”, in any case,” he added.
The 2025 season marked the final year of Alcaraz and Ferrero’s partnership, during which the six-time Grand Slam champion won eight titles, including two Grand Slam titles: the 2025 French Open and the US Open, where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final match.
The world No. 1 also won three Masters 1000 titles: the Monte-Carlo Masters by triumphing over Lorenzo Musetti in the final, as well as the Italian Open and the Cincinnati Open, defeating Sinner in the finals of both tournaments.
Alcaraz also secured the titles at the ABN AMRO Open, Queen’s Club Championships, and the Japan Open, winning against Alex de Minaur, Jiří Lehečka, and Taylor Fritz in the championship matches, respectively.
