Carlos Alcaraz expressed huge praise for his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero with the words “Everything I have done is thanks to him.”

Alcaraz, who turned 20 in May, began working with Ferrero in 2019. Since Alcaraz has already won five Masters titles, two Grand Slam titles, and the No. 1 ranking in the world. It looks like his coach Ferrero has done wonders with him.

After spending four years with him Alcaraz claims that Ferrero is not just his coach but also a second father to him.

Alcaraz revealed these remarks during a conversation and said: “He was my mentor. Everything that I have done is thanks to him. I learned a lot from him not only in the professional part, even the personal part as well. He’s my second father so he is a really important person to me. Everything that I’ve come through at the beginning, he was experienced at that moment, and I learned about how to deal with a lot of tough moments, you know, and first things about everything.”

Alcaraz recently won his first Wimbledon tournament after defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. Coach Ferrero acknowledged that Alcaraz’s victory gave him “some wonderful feelings” after the victory. He also emphasized that Alcaraz had to put in a lot of effort before accomplishing such a success.

Carlos Alcaraz in 2023

Now the world no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 11^th of August when he lost to world no.13 Tommy Paul 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Toronto (draw).

Currently, during this season the Spaniard has achieved an overall 49-5 match record. The Spaniard conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro.

Alcaraz is scheduled to play next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.