Carlos Alcaraz lifted the trophy at the China Open (Image: Getty)
has addressed his coach’s emotional reaction to his China Open triumph.
Juan Carlos Ferrero was seen in tears as the world No. 2 lifted his fourth trophy of the year after beating in an epic final.
Afterwards, Alcaraz confessed that he didn’t see Ferrero cry. But he knew why his mentor would have been so overwhelmed.
The 21-year-old defeated Sinner in a rollercoaster final after blowing leads in the first set and the last. After dropping the first three points of the decisive tiebreak, Alcaraz won seven in a row
He roared in celebration while looking over to his team. And one prominent member immediately became emotional. Alcaraz’s long-time coach Ferrero cried as he watched his charge head to the net for the handshake.
Alcaraz was later asked about his coach’s response and smiled. “Well, I didn’t see him crying. That’s a good thing to know, I guess,” he replied.
“But yeah, I mean, it was a really special win for me, lifting this trophy in front of my team, part of my family. It was a great moment for me.
Juan Carlos Ferrero became emotional and later embraced Carlos Alcaraz (Image: Tennis TV)
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“I guess he got emotional at the end because we all know what we went through the last month or the last two months. It was a really difficult moment on the court, off the court.”
Opening up on their tough period, Alcaraz continued: “As I said in the speech, thanks to them I started to get the joy back playing the matches, practising, I got motivated again. I really wanted to travel, to play tournaments again.
“Probably after the American swing, I was a little bit down, that I didn’t want to touch a racket for a while. I didn’t want to travel, let’s say.
“After that we talk a lot during those days, knowing that I have to be back practicing, be stronger physically, be stronger mentally just to overcome on those problems, let’s say. The last month we’ve been working really, really hard on the court, off the court, just to be able to feel this moment again.”
While Alcaraz hadn’t asked Ferrero about his emotional response, he said: “I’m going to say that’s why he got emotional. For me, it was special. For the people that are around me, it’s a special moment. I going to say that’s why.”