Juan Carlos Ferrero analyzed the level of his protégé Carlos Alcaraz after he reached the Wimbledon final for the third consecutive year. The World No. 2 remains unstoppable at SW19 and will seek his third consecutive title this Sunday against his great rival, Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz, a player predominantly developed on clay and hardcourts, has transformed into the king of grass in recent years. "Carlitos" boasts two Wimbledon titles (2023 and 2024) and two ATP 500 titles at Queen's Club Championships (2023, 2025). His record on grass is a remarkable 35-3 on the surface; he has only fallen three times in his career, the last being at Queen's 2024.
Since then, he has accumulated 18 consecutive wins on grass courts. Furthermore, his record at Wimbledon stands at 20 consecutive victories, with his last defeat there being in the fourth round in 2022, when a 19-year-old Alcaraz succumbed to Jannik Sinner – then 21 years old – in a four-set battle.
"Carlitos" defeated Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon semifinals this Saturday and will go for his third consecutive title at the All England Club, an feat only achieved by four other players in history.
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Key to Alcaraz's adaptation has been his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, a former World No. 1 who enjoyed great success on clay and hardcourts but never quite perfectly adapted to Wimbledon's grass, reaching the quarterfinals twice. "On grass, you focus a little more because you know that if you put a serve in the right place, it does a lot of damage," Ferrero commented from Wimbledon to Diario Marca. "Here, one always tends to evolve a little more. With Carlos, he evolves day by day."
"Carlos, not only on grass but throughout the season he's having, I think it's exceptional. We have to give immense credit and immense value to what he's doing, that tournament after tournament he's performing at a high level. We know how difficult it is, everyone knows it, and that is admirable. And once again, we take our hats off to that."
Alcaraz holds a 48-5 record for the season and has claimed five titles – the last three consecutively. The most important, undoubtedly, was the French Open, where he defended his crown and secured his fifth Grand Slam title, defeating his rival Jannik Sinner in the final, even saving match points. This Sunday, Sinner will once again be the opponent to beat for the Spaniard.
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