Luigi Ansaloni
January 1, 2026 (changed at 1.19pm) – MILANO
Lots of photos posted. Without Juan Carlos Ferrero. That is, the one who until a few days ago was his mentor, teacher and coach. The 2025 assessment on the social networks of Carlitos Alcaraz, number one in the ATP ranking, is punctuated by many images: while he is cutting his hair, with his family, with friends, at the seaside or elsewhere, or riding Marc Marquez’s Ducati, busy in the kitchen preparing something, at the Laver Cup with Rod and Roger Federer, or at Roland Garros or elsewhere. In about twenty photos from 2025 he posted on Instagram to greet the year that has just ended, there is no Ferrero. An unmistakable sign, in the era of the communication agenda made through social media, of how the two did not break up very well.
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This was clear from Ferrero’s statements immediately following the announcement of the end of their relationship, from the back-and-forth with the father of the world number one and from the fact that at least until a few days ago the two had not yet spoken to each other after the farewell. “I still haven’t heard from Carlos after the farewell, I still haven’t. I think he needs to stay calm to be able to train and that some time needs to pass so that things can settle down. I will contact him later to make sure that everything is going well, but he knows that I’m there,” Ferrero said. The Murcian, for his part, has not yet spoken about the separation and has so far been the only protagonist of the affair who has not given his version of the facts. Alcaraz seems more focused on training with Samu Lopez, former assistant and now first coach of the Spaniard, in view of his official debut at the Australian Open. But first there is the performance in Seoul against Jannik Sinner on January 10th. There has already been a “back and forth” with the great rival, but only for the New Year’s greetings, with the two posting within a short time of each other.
