Carlos Alcaraz faces fresh Ferrero reunion talk
Carlos Alcaraz has been linked with a possible reunion with former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero before the 2027 season.
A reunion prediction emerges
Carlos Alcaraz has been linked with a return to Juan Carlos Ferrero's coaching team, despite their split before the 2026 season. Former world No. 1 Dinara Safina believes Ferrero could again work with the Spaniard.
It is only a prediction. Safina said her instinct pointed to Alcaraz, while accepting she could be wrong. The idea would reunite a player ranked No. 2 with the coach who helped guide him to six Grand Slam titles. Alcaraz has won 8 of his last 10 completed matches, showing that his results have remained strong through the coaching change.
Alcaraz has managed a disrupted year
Alcaraz began 2026 with the Australian Open title before a wrist injury at the Barcelona Open interrupted his season. His campaign has therefore included both a major early success and an unwanted physical setback.
The record still looks solid. He is 8-2 across his last 10 completed matches, a useful indication that he has continued to win regularly without Ferrero. A reunion would be a major change, but the report offers no sign that either man has agreed to one. For now, the possibility rests on outside speculation rather than a stated plan.
Ferrero hints at another role
Juan Carlos Ferrero has indicated that he expects to return to the tour, though he has not identified the player he would coach. “I think I’m going to come back on the tennis tour, but I can’t say with whom,” he said.
That uncertainty has opened several paths. Jannik Sinner, Rafael Jodar and Felix Auger-Aliassime have all been mentioned as possible partners. Sinner is ranked No. 1 and has gone 9-1 in his last 10 completed matches, so he enters those conversations from a position of clear strength. Another view has cast Auger-Aliassime as Ferrero's likelier destination.
Ferrero's coaching record carries weight
Ferrero's track record with Alcaraz makes any reunion easy to understand, but his prior partnership with Alexander Zverev also offers a more complicated reference point. They worked together from 2017 into 2018, winning titles while falling short of the biggest objective.
Their relationship ended after the Australian Open, following a surprise early defeat and a reported disagreement. Ferrero later questioned Zverev's professionalism, adding another layer to the coach's reputation as a demanding figure. Any player considering him will know the upside: he has already helped develop a Grand Slam champion. They will also know that his next appointment could bring close scrutiny before the 2027 season.
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