Carlos Alcaraz’s Physical Trainer Breaks Silence on Pre-Season Training Following Controversial Split with Juan Carlos Ferrero

Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Alcaraz ended a seven-year partnership on the ATP Tour earlier this week.

Carlos Alcaraz’s Physical Trainer Breaks Silence on Pre-Season Training Following Controversial Split with Juan Carlos Ferrero

Carlos Alcaraz, Juan Carlos Ferrero (Image via X/Daily Alcaraz)

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The tennis world is still reeling from what feels like a bad celebrity breakup. Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero, the dynamic duo, have called it quits. Seven years, six Grand Slams, and 24 titles later, they’ve officially parted ways with the timing at the center of attention.

Alcaraz’s physical trainer, Alberto Lledo Quiles, decided to drop some updates on Instagram to show everyone that the World No. 1 isn’t sitting in a dark room listening to sad breakup songs. Instead, he’s apparently getting wrecked in the gym. Lledo Quiles posted some shots from their first week of preseason, captioning it with some very science-y jargon. He said on Instagram:

First week of preseason increasing workload, after going through the corresponding medical check, we have hit on isolnerial stimulus which has been the main goal of the physical preparation part. Let’s go for more working with excitement and eagerness to continue making history of this sport. Thank you @elpozoalimentacion @nike @isdin for supporting us through this process!!

Quiles also threw in some motivational fluff about “making history” and continuing the journey with “excitement and eagerness.” At this moment, he is just there to extinguish the rumors about high tensions within the camp.

The photos show Alcaraz sweating it out with the remaining members of his team—his brother Alvarito, Albert Molina Lopez, Juanjo Moreno, and Samuel Lopez Jareno. They’re all smiles at the academy, trying to project the stability within the camp.

The “It’s Not You, It’s Me” Statement

Carlos Alcaraz dropped a statement where he thanked Ferrero for making his “childhood dreams come true” and said that if they had to part ways, it should be while they are at the top.

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Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Alcaraz (via US Open)

Alcaraz wrote in a heartfelt tribute to Carlos Ferrero on Instagram:

You have made me grow as an athlete, but above all as a person.

But the rumor mill is spinning faster than an Alcaraz forehand. According to reports from Spanish media outlets, things got messy behind the scenes.

There’s also talk about Alcaraz wanting to move his training base to Murcia, ditching Ferrero’s academy in Villena.

Samuel Lopez: The rebound coach?

Samuel Lopez, who has been lurking in the background of the team since the start of the year, is reportedly taking the reins.

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Samuel Lopez and Carlos Alcaraz (image via Tiscali Sports)

According to Angel Garcia Muniz, a reputable Alcaraz source, this is a done deal. There are rumored to be potential big names here, but Alcaraz’s team refused. It seems the strategy is to keep the circle tight. Lopez is a known quantity from the Ferrero Tennis Academy.

However, Kiko Navarro, Alcaraz’s former mentor, thinks they might eventually bring in a “big name” as a second fiddle to help with the travel load. The Ferrero era is dead. The Lopez era begins. Alcaraz is currently prepping for 2026 with Flavio Cobolli, before he faces Jannik Sinner in an exhibition match in South Korea.

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