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Who Sits in Carlos Alcaraz's Player's Box?
Carlos Alcaraz is looking to win his second French Open title today, and he'll be supported on Court Philippe-Chatrier by his team and family.
Here, a guide to who sits in Alcaraz's player's box:
Former professional tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero has been coaching Alcaraz since 2019. They started working together when Alcaraz was just 16. Under his tutelage, Alcaraz has won the French Open, Wimbledon (twice), the U.S. Open., and seven Masters 1000 tournaments.
'The mental side is something we've tried to work on with him for a long time,' Ferrero said during this year's French Open. 'Routines, ways of behaving on court, how to pick himself up when he's in trouble, pre-match chats, chats the day before, preparations for matches... All these kinds of situations that arise with a player, we've been working on them for some time.'
Another key person the coaching team is Samuel Lopez, who began working with Alcaraz on a permenant basis in December 2024 ahead of the 2025 season. During the Australian Open 2024, when Ferrero was undergoing knee surgery, Lopez stood in for him.
Of his coaches, Alcaraz said, 'They trust each other 100 percent and being able to travel with both, for me, it's going to be great. I think I'm going to grow as a player thanks to them. I think we are going to work pretty hard and pretty good for the next season and the next years. Hopefully we are going to make good results together.'
Another mainstay of Alcaraz's player's box are his parents, mom Virginia Garfia Escandon and dad Carlos Alcaraz Gonzalez. 'I loved tennis since the beginning,' Alcaraz told Sports Illustrated in 2022. 'I mean my father brought me my first racket and the first time that I played tennis I fell in love.'
When he won the 2024 French Open, he said to his parents, 'For me, it's amazing to have you here supporting me. Since I was a little kid, as I said many times, I was running from school to put the TV on to watch this tournament on the TV, now I am lifting the trophy in front of all of you.'
His grandfather, Carlos Alcaraz Lerma, also sometimes makes an appearance.
Alcaraz has two younger brothers and one older brother; his older brother Álvaro often travels with him and is in his box.
'I have my brother here as well,' Alcaraz said after he lost the the 2023 Cincinnati Open. 'It's great to have you here, supporting me every day, to make me be a better person every day, learning from you as well, so thank you very much for being with me.'
'When we prepare Carlos for any competition it is for him to win,' Moreno said. 'As a team there is no other goal in our head that is not winning the tournament we are entering. Also avoiding injuries, if possible, which is the biggest concern for the technical staff, being aware that achieving sporting results or performances can often come at the cost of caring for the body. But that's high-performance sport and we accept the challenge.'
He added, 'Together with his manager Albert Molina and Ferrero, we're the people who spend the longest at his side. I'm available to him 24/7, 365 days a year. We know him very well and we know that all the physical work was done.'
Albert Molina discovered Carlos Alcaraz at the age of 12, and has been on his team ever since.
Alberto Lledo, Alcaraz's PT, is another core member of his team, having worked with him for the last five years. 'He has never said to me 'Why? Why do I have to do this job?' He has never said no to something, and that is very important for the process and the work. Carlos is a very good athlete. He is not only a good tennis player, but he is also a very good athlete," Lledo said.
A newer addition to Alcaraz's team is Fran Rubio, a physiotherapist.
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