“Respect my decision” – Juan Carlos Ferrero strongly denies ‘revenge’ on Carlos Alcaraz idea amid Jannik Sinner coaching rumours.

Carlos Alcaraz parted ways with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero in December 2025, bringing an end to their highly successful seven-year stint together. With Ferrero recently expressing his intention to return to coaching, speculation has grown over which player he would take under his wing next, with Jannik Sinner’s name being thrown into the mix.

Ferrero addressed the conjecture in an exclusive interview with Punto de Break, acknowledging that a potential partnership with Sinner might anger Alcaraz’s fans and could have even been interpreted as an act of “revenge.”

“The people who follow Carlitos want what’s best for him, so they might be upset to see me on Jannik’s team. If this had happened a month after we broke up, they might have thought I was doing it out of revenge or to spite him,” Ferrero said. “Beyond all that, now that the relationship is over and a year has passed, what I’m trying to do is focus on my growth as a coach, on how to improve my career.”

However, the former world No. 1 firmly dismissed the idea that spite toward Alcaraz would be a motivating factor if a partnership with Sinner were to materialize.

“The name shouldn’t really matter, although if it were Jannik, I know people might think that. People have to respect my decision and, above all, understand that if I were to join Jannik’s team in the future, it would never be to spite Carlos,” he added.

Ferrero also explained that potentially teaming up with the Italian appealed to him because it would allow him to work with the two best players of their generation. He emphasized that having mentored Carlos Alcaraz did not preclude him from coaching his biggest rival and urged fans to respect his eventual decision.

“To grow as a coach and to have had the opportunity to work with two of the best players of this generation. Just because I coached Carlos doesn’t mean I can’t coach his biggest rival. That’s how the competitive world is; sometimes you’re with one group, and then with another. I just ask people to respect whatever decision I ultimately make. I would never wish anything bad for Carlos,” he said