Carlos Alcaraz names one player he would want to coach

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz has picked an interesting player if he ever has an opportunity to coach professional tennis. The 21-year-old is regarded as one of the best players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category, along with Italy’s Jannik Sinner.

Most recently, one former player who has been under a lot of discussion because he became the coach of one of his competitors during his playing days has been Britain’s Andy Murray. The former world number one, who retired from professional tennis in 2024 after taking part in the Paris Olympics, became the coach of his former opponent, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, for the 2025 season.

Alcaraz has been quoted in a report by the English media outlet Daily Express, in which he was asked about which of the current players he would want to coach if he had an opportunity to do that. In response to that, the Spaniard’s picked Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime. “I don’t know if I could be a good coach, but as an active player, I would probably choose Felix,” he said.

Both played have faced off seven times in professional tennis where Alcaraz has a slight edge with four wins and suffered three defeats. Interestingly, Alcaraz’s all four wins over Auger-Aliassime came in the last four matches. Those victories came after suffering three consecutive defeats. Their most recent meeting came in the semifinal of the singles category event in the Paris Olympics last year where Alcaraz came out on top in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-1. That win helped the Spaniard to book a place in the final of the competition but that’s where he suffered a massive heartbreak as he lost to Djokovic in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6. Alcaraz is currently taking part in the Qatar Open where he booked his place in the second round after beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic.