A tennis court was renamed “Court Alcaraz” during a ceremony at the Ferrero Academy. One of the special guests, who attended the ceremony, was world number 4 Jannik Sinner, who is currently training in Alicante (Spain) in preparation for the Australian Open. Alcaraz and Sinner are rivals on the tennis court, but they are good friends. Sinner was very pleased when Alcaraz was honoured and this shows the respect and friendship between them.
Alcaraz started playing tennis at the Academy, where his father was the director, and started training at Ferrero’s Academy in 2018. Ferrero attended the court’s unveiling. The Spanish former coach won Roland Garros title and became world number 1 soon after Alcaraz was born in 2003.
Ferrero will not travel to the Australian Open with Alcaraz, as he was recently operated with an arthroscopy on his knee. The Spanish coach will not be able to accompany Alcaraz on the tour until the Indian Wells Masters 1000. Samuel Lopez will travel to Australia. Antonio Martinez will accompany Alcaraz in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
Alcaraz won six ATP Tour titles at Wimbledon (Grand Slam), Indian Wells and Madrid (ATP Masters 1000), Barcelona and Queen’s (ATP 500) and Buenos Aires (ATP 250). Alcaraz beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in five sets in the Wimbledon final to claim his second Grand Slam singles title, becoming the third Spanish player to win the Wimbledon title after Manolo Santana (1966) and Rafael Nadal (2008 and 2010).
Alcaraz won his third Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells, breaking Danil Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak, and becoming the first player to win the tournament without dropping a set since Roger Federer in 2017. During the European clay season Alcaraz beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final in Barcelona defending his title without dropping a set. The Spaniard won his tenth career title at the Madrid Mutua Open, defeating German lucky loser Jan Lennard Struff.
Alcaraz beat Alex De Minaur in the Queen’s final claiming his first title on grass in his third tournament over this surface. At Wimbledon Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in an epic five-set final becoming the second player after Andy Murray to beat Djokovic in a Wimbledon final and the fifth player in the Open Era to win multiple major titles before turning 21.
The Spanish star will be looking to make to start the 2024 season on a high note after missing out on the early part of the 2023 season to an injury.