Juan Carlos Ferrero: "Working with Zverev wasn't easy, but it’s very easy to work with Alcaraz"

[Deleted member 629564]

JC Ferrero on Zverev:

"Working with Sascha that wasn’t that easy for me, it’s not the same culture, he understands a little bit differently (the meaning of) being professional. I needed to refresh a little bit and work with someone that was a little bit the same character as me and wanted the same things for the future and in Carlos I think I found it."

JC Ferrero on Alcaraz:

"He’s my second player as a coach and I think I keep learning from him and he’s learning from me. We’re both together growing up at the same time. He’s a very nice guy and it’s very easy to work with him."

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Working with Zverev wasn't easy according to Juan Carlos Ferrero: "I needed to refresh a little bit and work with someone that was a little bit the same character as me"

Juan Carlos Ferrero used to coach Alexander Zverev and but it wasn't a very good time for either as they simply could not get on the same page.Ferrero is a former world number one who was hoping to ta...

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[Red Rick]

Juan Carlos Ferrero - a true saint of #ABZ

 

[The Blond Blur]

Makes sense, if Tiny Carl ever starts talking back JCF can just pick him up and put him in time out in his pocket.

 

[Thedesertfox]

Makes sense. Even cold headed Lendl gave up on Zverev., cause Zverev is an idiot

 

[onyxrose81]

Yeah, it’s well know Zverev and his family are awful to work with. How the heck are you going to be terrible to both Lendl and JCF?

 

[tennis_pro]

The feeling when you're 25 years old, your coach dumps you and later on says it's easier to work with a 19-year old.

 

[JeMar]

Zverev's family already had some pedigree in pro tennis, while Carlos's dad was a failed pro. I wouldn't be surprised if the Alcarazes were easier to work with. Carlos also just seems like a sponge that just wants to absorb everything, which I don't get from Zverev.

 

[jl809]

Hahahahaha

Nothing we couldn’t have guessed, but it’s still great drama

 

[The Fedfather]

Zverev definitely gives off stubborn capricious vibes. I think he'd be more argumentative, kind of 'I know what you said, but I also know better for myself' type, whereas Carlitos seems to view Ferrero maybe a bit like a father figure and, well-said above about him wanting and being ready to absorb everything like a sponge. Also its clear that Zverev is mentally much less stable than Carlos, and that isn't easy to deal with in general.

 

[aldeayeah]

Carlos also just seems like a sponge that just wants to absorb everything, which I don't get from Zverev.

For what I've read, Carlos is pretty headstrong, he doesn't seem very malleable at all. But he is respectful and hard-working.

 

[Hitman]

He basically called him a Diva

 

[JanMijer]

 

[tennis_pro]

H2h at the end of 2026:

10-5 Alcaraz

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Early H2H. Zverev-Rosol 1-3, Zverev-Berdych 2-4, Zverev-Kohlschreiber 2-3 (0-2 in slams lol) for the same reason.

 

[big ted]

i think we all knew this without JCF even having to say anything

 

[aldeayeah]

Zverev on a good day is pretty well equipped to deal with Alcaraz. That being said Zed on a good day is probably the best player of his generation.

 

[The Fedfather]

Zverev on a good day is pretty well equipped to deal with Alcaraz. That being said Zed on a good day is probably the best player of his generation.

He definitely is. The problem is that Zverev has more gold chains on his neck than he has good days in a season.

 

[Red Rick]

Spaniards sending Germans home

How prophetic

 

[Rosstour]

H2h at the end of 2026:

10-5 Alcaraz

What's more likely is that they never play again

 

[Tennfan123]

JCF is a real thread generator.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Makes sense, if Tiny Carl ever starts talking back JCF can just pick him up and put him in time out in his pocket.

190 ain't tiny

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Zverev on a good day is pretty well equipped to deal with Alcaraz. That being said Zed on a good day is probably the best player of his generation.

Before the freak injury he suffered, it was true. But sadly the chances of him being that good again are low.

 

[Deleted member 629564]

What's more likely is that they never play again

Never? Why?

 

[Rosstour]

Never? Why?

Zverev won't be going deep enough in tournaments IMO

Although I guess his ranking would probably plummet enough to meet Charles in the early rounds

 

[The returner]

Zverev is a plonker.

 

[Fabrivitx]

The famous last words.
Got fired after winning best coach of the year. Ruthless

 

[nemala]

Zverev on a good day is pretty well equipped to deal with Alcaraz. That being said Zed on a good day is probably the best player of his generation.

Comedy gold

 

[aldeayeah]

Comedy gold

I wish I was like you, easily amused.

What happened when they met in RG 2022 and AO 2024?

 

[roysid]

Zverev was already star when jcf worked with up. But carlos was a young boy when he started with jcf and so he was more accustomed to listening to jcf.
Both are not the same. That's why splitting with carlos was more painful

 

[SonnyT]

Going from Sascha to Carlos was like going from hell to heaven, literally!

 

[Rovesciarete]

6-6 now and the Charlie train is going strong. How times have changed with time...

P.S: Have to go to celebrate, I will take a holiday from TTW.

 

[Pheasant]

Zverev is more difficult to work with because he’s more talented than Alcaraz. And he’s also much taller. So he has earned his place among the ATG. OTOH, Alcaraz has a long ways to go before he’s in Zverev’s league.

It’s possible that Zverev is as dominant in his sport as Karelin was in his sport. Juggernauts like Zverev are extremely tough to work for. It’s mainly because Zverev is a tennis savant. Teaching Zverev tennis would kind of be like a team of psychologists trying to administer an IQ test to Leonardo da Vinci. It won’t go well.

 

[jackson vile]

Must’ve just been a money issue then

 

[Spielgame]

Easy work should be paid with less money. Harder work should be paid with more money.

 

[Mainad]

Is it just as easy to part with him?

 

[Gazelle]

Zverev: "Jeez JCF, I know how to hit a forehand."