Carlos Santos, the first coach of Carlos Alcaraz, has revealed that he left the Spaniard\u2019s team after a \u2018small dispute\u2019 within the camp.<\/p>\n
Santos, who coached Alcaraz<\/a> from the age of five to 12, has been promoting his book \u2018Alcaraz: The Forging of the Champion\u2019 [translated from Spanish] in which he discusses the early upbringing of the four-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n \u201cEspecially at that stage from the age of 5 to 12, I dedicated myself, body and soul, to Carlitos,\u201d Santos stated, in a recent interview with Punto de Break<\/a>, translated from Spanish.<\/p>\n \u201cNot only in terms of tennis, but also in physical preparation, nutrition, I travelled with him, I studied with him, not only the work on the court but all the management that existed around it.<\/p>\n \u201cHe [Alcaraz\u2019s father] read it [the book] and congratulated me, he liked it, but he didn\u2019t tell me to remove or add anything, he just said that.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Spanish world No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero has often been credited for the world No 3\u2019s rise to the tennis elite, working with Alcaraz since he was 16-years-old.<\/p>\n However, it was Santos who taught the Spaniard the basics which have provided the foundation of his current game \u2013 with a \u2018slight\u2019 being observed by the childhood coach.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, I don\u2019t think [I have been given enough recognition],\u201d Santos admitted.<\/p>\n \u201cI explain this issue well in the book, I tell what is the real reason why I stop training Carlitos. This did not sit very well with his father, from then on our relationship cooled down a little.<\/p>\n \u201cOver the years it recovers again, but as a result of the book we distance ourselves again. I don\u2019t know, I think I should be in another position, in the end, I have done everything I could for that child, to the point of changing my personal and professional situation.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz sends out a big injury update ahead of potential Jannik Sinner showdown in Rome<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018I still don\u2019t feel it\u2019s enough for me\u2019 \u2013 Novak Djokovic makes telling motivation comment<\/a><\/p>\n Whilst he doesn\u2019t reveal the exact details as to why he left the team, a contributing factor seems to have been the addition of a new member who carried with them the promise of an important sponsor.<\/p>\n \u201cThat [new] person does not join for what he or she could contribute, but for bringing a sponsor,\u201d Santos commented.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen he joins the team, he doesn\u2019t take on that role for coming to help, but the father turns a little to him at first, until he realises that what he wants next to his son is a coach, but \u2013 before that \u2013 he had to control the sponsor.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t step aside just because that person comes, but it\u2019s true that at that moment there is a small dispute to see who gets it [the job], although the father was clear about it.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the end, I ended up walking away from the project because I wanted something more than a handshake, something firmer.\u201d<\/p>\n Alcaraz is next scheduled to appear at the Rome Masters.<\/p>\n The post Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s first coach on why leaving the Spaniard\u2019s team was \u2018the best decision\u2019 he ever made<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carlos Santos, the first coach of Carlos Alcaraz, has revealed that he left the Spaniard\u2019s team after a \u2018small dispute\u2019 within the camp. 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