The Villena tennis academy (Alicante) where it was formed Carlos Alcarazproperty of his trainer, Juan Carlos Ferrerohas triggered in recent years the interest of young players on their path to becoming professionals.
In statements to EFE on the occasion of his participation in a tourism conference in Benidorm, the executive director of the Ferrero Tennis Academy, Iñaki Etxegia, He reports that although there is a capacity of about 60 players between 13 and 18 years old who ride during the year, there are times when it reaches 80.
Forecasts are to expand the facilities and reach a hundred, although he warns that this is a figure intended not to exceed to continue offering “personalized treatment and all the services to be professional future players.”
According to Etxegiathis tennis training school, located in a rural area five minutes by car from the urban area of Villena, was at “maximum capacity” even before the covid-19 health pandemic because even then it was known Alcaraz to those who are involved in the world of tennis.
“When he was younger and stood in the minor circuits, it was clear that he was special,” so many connoisseurs of this sport “were interested in going where he trained.”
Although the promotion inherent in Alcaraz comes from afar, the Murcian ‘boom’ in the main tournaments in the calendar is “remarkable” and now “many want to come from all over the world”, also for short stays .
The Ferrero school teaches tennis in addition to hosting an international secondary school to offer comprehensive training, and although they cannot increase the number of places and they are already full, expanded they practice “experiences” for a shorter, usually one week for improvement.
A few years ago these short courses had an average of 80 students per week in the summer months and between 5 and 10 in the winter, and this has currently increased to around 150 and 40 to 50 on average, respectively.
According to him CEO of Ferrero Tennis Academybeautiful young people will come from all over Spain and countries from five continents, many of them North Americans, Australians, Chinese and Thais, as well as Ibero-Americans and many European countries.
Source: La Verdad
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