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Juan Carlos Ferrero, between memories and future in the shadow of Carlos Alcaraz

2023-06-07T17:23:12.352Z

Highlights: The young virtuoso could in turn engrave his name on the Roland-Garros list, twenty years after his coach. The slender figure and impassive face did not suffer from the ravages of time. "He moves like Speedy Gonzales," says Stefanos Tsitsipas, swept in the quarterfinals by a prodigy who swallowed the steps of glory at lightning speed. "I wanted him to become the best player in the world," signs Ferrero. The discreet Spaniard (43) accompanies the designs of Carlos Alcaraz, the world number 1.


The young virtuoso could in turn engrave his name on the Roland-Garros list, twenty years after his coach.


The slender figure and impassive face did not suffer from the ravages of time. On June 8, 2003 (two years before the first episode of the Nadal saga), Juan Carlos Ferrero won Roland-Garros by dominating the Dutchman Martin Verkerk who, with great strokes of service, had propelled himself to the final.

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Twenty years later, the discreet Spaniard (43), now a successful coach, accompanies the designs of Carlos Alcaraz, the world number 1. A phenomenon that protrudes the physical power and mental solidity of Rafael Nadal, the grace and brilliance of Roger Federer, the composure and elasticity of Novak Djokovic. "He moves like Speedy Gonzales," says Stefanos Tsitsipas, swept in the quarterfinals by a prodigy who swallowed the steps of glory at lightning speed: "I wanted him to become the best player in the world," signs Ferrero. The virtuoso could, in turn, engrave his name on the list in Paris. Twenty years after his coach.

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Source: lefigaro

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