Saville on the separation between Alcaraz and Ferrero: "I have a feeling they will get back together"

The split between Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero raises questions within the circuit. Between contractual disagreements and unbreakable bonds, could the Spanish duo reunite one day?

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Adrien Guyot

le 20/12/2025 à 07h47

2 min to read

Alcaraz Carlos Ferrero Juan Saville Daria

At the beginning of the week, Carlos Alcaraz surprised the tennis world by announcing the end of his collaboration with his iconic coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. The current world number 1 had been working with the 2003 Roland-Garros winner since the start of his career, and began their association in 2018.

While observers are questioning the reasons for this sudden split between the two parties, rumors suggest that financial reasons for Ferrero in the 2026 season led to disagreements and would thus be at the origin of such a decision.

"Every separation from a coach feels like a breakup"

In any case, despite the news, Daria Saville believes the duo will be reunited in the future. The Australian, ranked 198th in the world, reacted to the end of the Spanish tandem but thinks it is not a final goodbye between the two men, who had built a relationship of trust over several years.

"I was really sad, it's an iconic duo, and every separation from a coach feels like a breakup. That's the other problem, we don't know how Carlitos will play at the Australian Open this year, because there is a bit of grief. I also have a feeling they will get back together. Juan Carlos (Ferrero) said: 'Maybe one day our paths will cross again.'

I feel like he will always be in his corner. I don't think he will hire someone else anytime soon, because he has a well-established team. Usually, a collaboration ends due to poor results or because a coach cannot commit to traveling with a player throughout the year.

I don't think that's the case here, because he said: 'I wish I could have continued.' And then there's the contract, the money, the agreement. But I have never separated from a coach for that reason," Saville assured for The Tennis Podcast.