This is the team of Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz: “Let’s all come together”

Smile Juan Carlos Ferrero about what work group coexistence is like, with themselves and with each other Carlos Alcaraz. He gets serious, bluntly stating that “we have a lot of experience and we all work together, which makes things easier.”

And this allows us to successfully overcome difficulties as complicated as the episode of cramps in the semifinals of Roland Garros 2023 against Novak Djokovic. They made common cause, eliminated problems and found solutions. They came out so strong that weeks later the lawn tennis player won at Queen’s and Wimbledon.

Twelve months later, revenge was also taken at Roland Garros. He drinks a pickle shake when the game goes long, but the experience, the maturity of a kid who just turned 21 favors physical and mental strength. He is a very hard worker, supported by a dedicated team, whose hard core consists of six people.

In front, a former Roland Garros champion and No. 1 who decided on the boy from El Palmar when at 15 years old he presented strange conditions that needed to be polished and combined. Carlos, Carlitos or Charly (that’s what he calls himself on the court) will never forget a Spanish tennis great’s bet when he has offers from top players.

“Our relationship remains very close. It can vary according to the time of day. I’m a pure and simple coach in the wilderness, but to others I’m a friend because of the kind of jokes. And I leave the father’s matter to his father,” said Juan Carlos Ferrero.

SA Carlos Alcaraz, father, always present, even from a safe distance. He is a player, he is a coach, but he leaves the reins to other professionals to act as a father to his son, whom he trained as a child in the art of shots, intelligence and completeness and variety tennis.

in between Ferrero and Alcaraz, The generational gap is bridged by giving on both sides. “Sometimes, today’s kids find it hard to say yes to things. He was in the process of maturing, as happens at all his age. This is a slow process that will happen naturally. At the age of 21, no one is mature. “Playing tennis makes you mature earlier, but you still have a long way to go.”

And among them is his group, which includes his brother Álvaro, who can act as a sparring partner because he handles the racket well, like the four Alcaraz brothers. manager of IMG Albert Molina He had known the ins and outs of the circuit for a long time, handling Carlos’ affairs since he was a child.

Juan Carlos Ferrero He made available to Alcaraz all the staff and resources available at his academy in Villena (Alicante), so that he could make it compatible with people near Murcia.

Juanjo Moreno has become inseparable from the tennis player. The physiotherapist spends a lot of time with the athlete, especially after the games, when there is joy but also sadness, moments of pain and frustration. From this time Alberto Lledó, physical trainer, also travels a lot, increased his presence when traveling. A decision to further nurture the growth of the tennis player in his role.

Traumatologist, the Murcian Juanjo Lopez He has taken care of Carlitos’ health since he was a child, and continues in this role. Go to the big tennis events, where every detail is taken care of, where the people around the title candidates have grown so big. Everyone looked to the ‘Big 3’ to see how they fared. And if it works, it works.

Ferrero once gave up on the issue of mobile phones and social networks. As soon as tennis allows, Alcaraz checks messages and interacts. Although technology also helps with serious matters, such as your long-distance conversations with the psychologist Isabel Balaguer.

“It’s a team but I can also say that you are family,” the champion publicly honored those who “help me be a better person and player.” It was heard by the entire Roland Garros headquarters and spectators around the world.