Jannik Sinner has given his opinion on the tennis philosophy of Juan Carlos Ferrero, the former world No 1 who coaches his chief rival Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
Sinner<\/a> and Alcaraz are the top two players on the ATP Tour by a massive margin, and they currently share the biggest rivalry in the sport.<\/p>\n The pair have faced off five times in 2025, with all of these meetings coming in finals in the last six months, including the last three Grand Slam finals. Alcaraz leads the overall head-to-head 10-5 (including a retirement from Sinner in the Cincinnati final).<\/p>\n Alcaraz has been coached by Ferrero since joining the 2003 French Open champion\u2019s academy in Alicante as a 16-year-old in 2018.<\/p>\n The Spaniard has won all 24 of his ATP Tour titles to date, including his six Grand Slams, with Ferrero in his team.<\/p>\n In April, the Netflix documentary series, Carlos Alcaraz: My Way<\/em>, was released, and the Spanish star\u2019s approach to his career was the central theme.<\/p>\n Alcaraz explained that he wants to achieve his lofty ambitions without compromising his happiness.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now my biggest fear of all is ending up seeing tennis as an obligation,\u201d Alcaraz said.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes I feel like I am enslaved to tennis and that causes anxiety, frustration, doubts.\u201d<\/p>\n Ferrero also featured in the series, and he made some revealing comments about Alcaraz\u2019s philosophy being at odds with the way the 22-year-old\u2019s team views the sport.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess if you want to be the greatest player in history, you have to be a slave to the game,\u201d Ferrero asserted.<\/p>\n Jannik Sinner is \u2018obsessed\u2019 with Carlos Alcaraz, claims former world No 1<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Former world No 1 reveals \u2018hurdle\u2019 Carlos Alcaraz must overcome at ATP Finals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The former world No 1 added: \u201cHis understanding of work and sacrifice is so different from ours.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so different that it makes me doubt whether \u2018his way\u2019 of doing things will help him become the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n In an interview with Sky Sport Italy, Sinner was asked if he agreed with Ferrero\u2019s \u201cslave to tennis\u201d view of the game.<\/p>\n \u201cI would use another term, I would say passion. I have a lot of passion in what I do,\u201d said the four-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n \u201cI was lucky enough to practise a lot of sports as a kid, I played football, I did ski, I did cycling, running\u2026 but tennis taught me I can find myself.<\/p>\n \u201cAnything can happen outside the court, but on court I feel safe. And especially when things are good, you need to work more because when you feel good the mind learns every tiny detail.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you lose, you\u2019re more negative and it doesn\u2019t make sense to go on court at times.<\/p>\n \u201cIn tennis, you have to make a lot of sacrifices, but for me it will always be the most important thing, until I decide it\u2019s like this.<\/p>\n \u201cThe moment I realise it\u2019s over, that my body doesn\u2019t respond to me anymore, I will stop.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: ATP Finals: Does Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner have the best group-stage draw?<\/a> The post What Jannik Sinner said about \u2018slave to tennis\u2019 comment by Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s coach<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jannik Sinner has given his opinion on the tennis philosophy of Juan Carlos Ferrero, the former world No 1 who coaches his chief rival Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner and Alcaraz are the top two players on the ATP Tour by a massive margin, and they currently share the biggest rivalry in the sport. 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What did Juan Carlos Ferrero say about being \u201ca slave\u201d to tennis?<\/h2>\n
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What did Jannik Sinner say about Juan Carlos Ferrero\u2019s comments?<\/h2>\n
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