"We don't change when we are number one": Muguruza shocked by the Alcaraz–Ferrero split

Carlos Alcaraz has ended his collaboration with Juan Carlos Ferrero. A split as sudden as it is incomprehensible for the tennis world and for Garbiñe Muguruza.

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Arthur Millot

le 23/12/2025 à 10h48

2 min to read

Alcaraz Carlos Ferrero Juan Muguruza Garbiñe

Invited on the microphone of El Larguero on Cadena SER, the former world number one did not hide her astonishment, while measuring her words.

"I was very surprised, like everyone. Carlos is world number one... What better season could he have? He has won Grand Slam tournaments, eight tournaments in total.

It is rare to change at such a favorable moment: when things are going well, we tend not to change. So yes, very surprised, I want to know more."

When is it really time to turn the page with your coach?

Drawing on her own experience at the highest level, Muguruza shed light on the debate.

She mentioned the sporting and emotional reasons that sometimes push a player to change course:

"I had three coaches. We value changing the team when we feel we need a new voice, or when we realize things are not going well.

You think about it when you see that you have had a weak year, that you have not achieved good results, that you are losing a lot, that this coach is not transmitting what he transmitted to you before.

We feel that we need to close this cycle and look for someone with new ideas, but it always stems from a bad moment, not when we win a Grand Slam or are world number one."

An observation that makes the Alcaraz–Ferrero split even more intriguing. Closing a cycle with a mentor who has led you to the top is never trivial. And in this specific case, the mystery remains complete.