Ferrero giving Alcaraz reason to smile in Sunshine Double quest
MIAMI : Indian Wells champion Carlos Alcaraz has plenty to smile about heading into this week's Miami Open with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero helping him regain top form after a brief absence from his box at the start of the season.
MIAMI : Indian Wells champion Carlos Alcaraz has plenty to smile about heading into this week's Miami Open with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero helping him regain top form after a brief absence from his box at the start of the season.
MIAMI : Indian Wells champion Carlos Alcaraz has plenty to smile about heading into this week's Miami Open with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero helping him regain top form after a brief absence from his box at the start of the season.
Former world number one Ferrero, who retired from playing in 2012, underwent knee surgery and was absent from the Australian Open, where 20-year-old Alcaraz lost in the quarter-finals to Alexander Zverev.
Ferrero, the French Open champion in 2003, returned to his Spanish compatriot's dugout in time for Alcaraz's run to the semi-finals in Buenos Aires before an injured ankle saw the world number two pull out of his opener in Rio de Janeiro.
However, Alcaraz picked up his first title of the season in the Californian desert on Sunday and paid tribute to 44-year-old Ferrero's "special" support.
"It depends on how he's watching me. If I'm struggling a lot, if I'm in pr
