Ferrero unfiltered on Alcaraz: "With his approach to work, I doubt he can become the greatest of all time"

{"screen":{"name":"news","tab":"scores","params":{"p1":"news","p2":"WcXS","get":{}},"path":"/news/WcXS","uri":"https://next.tennistemple.com/en-gb/news/WcXS"},"hash":null,"modal":null,"localeUri":"en-gb","locale":"en-gb","news":{"WcXS":{"id":"WcXS","user":178688,"time":1745517964,"updated":1745517964,"video":0,"lang":"fr","body":"Alcaraz recently withdrew from the Madrid Masters 1000 due to an injury sustained in Barcelona. At the same time, his documentary aired on Netflix, giving fans a glimpse into the daily life of the four-time Grand Slam champion. \n\nOne segment in particular caused a stir, showing his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, speaking candidly about his pupil’s mentality: \n\n\"I’m starting to doubt whether Carlos can become the greatest player in history because of his approach to work and sacrifice. It’s so different from the Big Three.\" \n\nIn this clip, the former player speaks directly to the 21-year-old, and it’s safe to say the 2003 Roland-Garros winner doesn’t mince his words: \n\n\"We must learn from our mistakes. You need to find the balance between holidays, training, and motivation. And it’s not easy. You were invited to a Formula 1 weekend, which I didn’t think was right for you, but you went anyway. \n\nThere will be many times when I won’t agree with you. There will be plenty of moments when you’ll want to do something else. As you mature, you’ll understand what you need and what you really have to do. \n\nWe’re here to help you and tell you things. Novak is extremely careful with his diet, he sleeps as much as he needs to, and he trains as much as he has to. It’s absolute dedication to being the greatest of all time.\"","author_id":178688,"author_name":"Arthur Millot","author_login":"Arthur Millot","author_logo":null,"type":"flash","image":"xQFL.jpg","imageUrl":"https://cdn.tennistemple.com/images/upload/bank/xQFL.jpg","views":{"app":"3884","recent":"213","total":"16873","web":"13019","hourly":"213","hour":"213"},"cached":1745643980432,"linked":[{"type":"players","id":"7898"},{"type":"competitions","id":"84568"},{"type":"players","id":"1407"}],"title":"Ferrero unfiltered on Alcaraz: \"With his approach to work, I doubt he can become the greatest of all time\" "}},"competitions":{"84568":{"id":"84568","parent":"178","site_id":"61","name":"Mutua Madrid Open","city":"Madrid","country":"ESP","background":"","logo":"Mutua_Madrid_Open_Madrid_81.png","draw_size":128,"importance":90,"indoor":0,"week":18,"year":2025,"surface":"clay","surface_color":0,"category":"ATP Masters 1000","time_start":1745359200,"time_end":1746395999,"qualif_start":1745186400,"qualif_draw_size":48,"qualif_rounds":2,"prizemoney":8055385,"currency":"EUR","winner":0,"gender":"men","type":"draw","cached":1745643814749}},"sites":{"61":{"id":"61","name":"Caja Mágica","city_id":"299","city_name":"Madrid","country_code":"ESP","city_timezone":"Europe/Madrid","weather":{"code":31,"temp":12,"wind":15,"humidity":71},"cached":1745643651029}},"players":{"1407":{"id":"1407","name":"Ferrero","first_name":"Juan Carlos","country":"ESP","gender":"male","rank":null,"updated":0,"photo":"Juan_Carlos_Ferrero_99.png","cached":1745615194767},"7898":{"id":"7898","name":"Alcaraz","first_name":"Carlos","country":"ESP","gender":"male","rank":3,"liveRank":3,"updated":1745164426,"photo":"Carlos-Alcaraz-45.jpg","cached":1745597429981}},"messages":{"147718237":{"id":"147718237","body":"Wow! Quite a strong message from his coach!\nIt confirms the perception that Alcaraz' priorities are making money (many exhibitions, focus on sponsor contracts) and appearances at events, before tennis training discipline. For the moment he can compensate with his natural talent, but he might be missing chances to get at the top. After getting to number 1 for a short period of time, due to exceptional favorable circumstances (covid, Djokovic excluded), he's just getting by around rank 3 ...","lang":"en","locale":"en","time":1745526666,"time_reply":1745526666,"user":"357781","rate":2,"topic":"8661739","page":1,"topic_char":"flash_WcXS_en_0","topic_root":"flash_WcXS_en_0","linked":[],"cached":1745599980615}},"topics":{"8661739":{"id":"8661739","id_char":"flash_WcXS_en_0","reply_nb":1,"time_last":1745526666,"locked":0,"group":null,"title":"Ferrero Unfiltered on Alcaraz: \"With his approach to work, I doubt he can become the greatest of all","locale":"en","admins":{},"cached":1745644236456}},"users":{"357781":{"id":"357781","name":"ppi","nameId":"ppi","logoUrl":"https://cdn1.tennistemple.com/1/318/1699940078650.webp","rank":2,"type":"user","team":{"357781":{"role":"admin"}},"users":0}}}