Carlos Alcaraz had a fantastic season thanks also to his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. The former world number 1 used to coach Alexander Zverev from July 2017 until February 2018. Their partnership ended quite abruptly since the 2 could not get along. Later in the year, Juan Carlos joined Carlito’s coaching team.

Talking to Eurosport, Ferrero revealed: “I know I needed something like that (Alcaraz) because working with Zverev was not easy for me. It is not the same culture and he understands in a slightly different way what it means to be professional. I needed to reset a bit and work with someone who had the same character as me and who wanted the same for the future and I think I found that in Carlos.”

‘He is like a son’

“Carlos is like another son to me, the eldest of them. He is the second player I have coached and I think I can learn from him and he from me. We grow together at the same time. He’s a great guy and it’s very easy to work with him,” added Ferrero.

Carlos Alcaraz in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

54 - 13win/loss

Hard

22-5

I Hard

7-3

Clay

17-4

Grass

8-1

Rank
3

High
1

21 year old

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Indian WellsFrench OpenWimbledonBeijing

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Paris

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Buenos Aires

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Now ranked no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 4^th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.11 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .

Currently, during this season Alcaraz achieved an overall 57-13 record. Carlos clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Carlos reached the final in Hamburg and Umag.

Paris

Alcaraz's Record

Alexander Zverev in 2022

Alexander Zverev

69 - 21win/loss

Hard

29-10

I Hard

11-3

Clay

23-6

Grass

6-2

Rank
2

High
2

27 year old

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AustraliaRomeParis

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French OpenHamburg

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Australian OpenLos CabosMiamiHalleCincinnatiNitto ATP Finals

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At the moment ranked no.12, the German played his last match on the 3^rd of June when he had to retire when playing against world no.2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and the scoreline was 7-6(8) 6-6 .

This season the German has achieved an overall 29-10 record. Alexander Zverev’s most significant performance of this season was getting to the final in Montpellier and Madrid.

French Open

Zverev's Record

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev squared off 4 times. Their head to head is 3-1 for Zverev. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Alexander Zverev won 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7) in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 31^st of May 2022.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.