The Three Grand Slam Winners That Ferrero Rejected in Favor of Alcaraz
Antonio Martínez Cascales, who worked with Juan Carlos Ferrero at his academy and also participated in the development of Carlos Alcaraz, revealed the identity of the players who had approached Ferrero, before he decided to turn to Alcaraz when he was only 15 years old.
"He didn't want to be just a sidekick"
In comments relayed by The Tennis Gazette, he stated: "Juan Carlos had received offers from the best players, those who were in the Top 10 at the time. Thiem had called him, Del Potro, Goffin, Halep...
He told me that he didn't want to take someone who was already established, because he didn't want to be just a sidekick on the court. That relatively surprised me. I know Juan Carlos and I know what he saw in Carlos. His soul hasn't changed. Carlos is a super nice guy, very grateful..."
