Juan Carlos Ferrero Reveals If He Received Coaching Offer from Jannik Sinner After Carlos Alcaraz Split

The tennis world has seen a coach of one player joining the team of a rival player abundant times. But Juan Carlos Ferrero has not received any offer from Jannik Sinner after his split with Carlos Alcaraz.

The Spanish coach parted ways with the Spanish ace last December, sending shockwaves across the tennis community. Both Ferrero and Alcaraz’s teams were in disagreement over the new contract, and this resulted in the split.

The breakup greatly hurt the 2003 French Open champion, who, instead of another tennis project, has joined the team of a young Spanish golfer, Angel Ayora. But the former World No.1 has not ruled out the possibility of joining a tennis player’s team in the future.

Ferrero has already received offers from both ATP and WTA players, but not from Sinner, as he quashed the rumors of his link-up with the four-time Grand Slam champion during his interview with El Pais.

Just rumors. I haven’t had any contact with Jannik. I’ve been in contact with other players, but not with him. It happens a lot in sports. A coach might be with one team and then coach a rival. If one relationship breaks down, other possibilities open up. I get along well with all the players and teams on the circuit. When the time comes to coach someone again, we’ll see who it is.

Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi are currently coaching Sinner. Cahill wanted to part ways after the 2025 season, but in the end, he decided to stay. Samuel Lopez is the head coach of Alcaraz and guided him to his first Australian Open title, which was also the World No.1’s career’s first title under the guidance of a coach not named Ferrero. Lopez joined Alcaraz’s team back in December 2024.

When there’s a breakup like that, you feel sad at first, and then you’re left with a feeling of sadness for such a beautiful relationship that’s over. But everyone has to move on. He has, and he’s playing well and is happy. I’m also at peace, working at the academy and looking at new projects.

Juan Carlos Ferrero added

Both Alcaraz and Sinner have started their campaign for the clay swing at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Sinner breezed past Alexander Zverev to schedule his first final against his arch-rival, who beat Valentin Vacherot.

Carlos Alcaraz on his match against Valentin Vacherot

Valentin Vacherot was bidding to become the first Monegasque to win the title in The Principality. But his run was ended by defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-4.

But for me, I’m just really happy to win this really difficult match against Valentin; I think he’s playing great tennis with a lot of confidence right now. Playing in his hometown, it was really tough to deal with. Really excited about my first meeting against Jannik in 2026, first final.

Carlos Alcaraz said during his on-court interview

It was the 27-year-old’s career’s first match against the seven-time Grand Slam champion. Vacherot has become the first player from Monaco to reach the semifinals in the tournament.

He was also chasing his second title in the Masters 1000 tournament following the 2025 Shanghai Masters, where he defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech and became the lowest-ranked player (No.204) to win a Masters 1000 tournament.

In the final, Alcaraz will be aiming to improve his head-to-head record over Jannik Sinner to 11-6. Sinner is competing for his second title on clay and also reached the final in Monte Carlo for the first time. Before this year, he was a two-time semifinalist in the tournament. The winner of the tournament will leave Monaco as the World No.1 player.

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