Tennis Fans Smell Something ‘Strange’ as Carlos Alcaraz Set to Appear at Australian Open Without Major ‘Psychological Support’

Before starting the 2024 tennis season, Carlos Alcaraz is grabbing headlines! While the 20-year-old will be seen playing the Australian Open as the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season, his recent update regarding the tournament has raised a lot of eyebrows in the tennis world. Recently, an update regarding the absence of his coach from the tournament came to light.

While the absence of Juan Carlos Ferrero is bad news for his fans, at the same time, it has also created chaos as it has received fishy comments from the tennis world, including the young Spaniard’s fan base.

Carlos Alcaraz’s coach’s absence raises questions 

After cementing his position as one of the best players this year, the world’s number two-ranked, don’t tell me tennis player is getting ready to kick-start his 2024 season in full swing. Before that, a recent update came to light that his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, will not be a part of the tournament.

According to Marca, the 43-year-old tennis coach will be missing the event as he is currently recovering from an arthroscopy on his left knee. As soon as this news started surfing social media, tennis fans shared their confused feelings over the take. Subsequently, after a tennis channel dropped the update on Twitter, fans flooded the comment section with their take on the same concern.

A fan pointed out how there might be something fishy and wrote, “There’s more to it. If his knee surgery was recent, he’d be able to attend and coach.” 

On the other hand, a fan questioned the timing of the surgery. He stated, “Why would he schedule surgery during the AO?” 

That was not it. Another fan raised questions over Alcaraz’s coach’s absence. “Strange that for a knee arthroscopy, you don’t travel business to the AO 2024. And you are the coach. Not the player… Is there something else we don’t know?” 

In addition, a fan wrote a straightforward query regarding this decision. “What does a knee have to do with coaching?” 

Moreover, a Twitter user also highlighted how it might be a problem for the 20-year-old. “Ooh, he’s going to definitely miss the psychological support from Juan.” 

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Nevertheless, it’s not the only reason why the Wimbledon champion is in the headlines. He also made an exhibition match decision, because of which he faced fumes from the tennis fans.

Alcaraz’s decision to play in the Saudi Arabia exhibition doesn’t sit well with his fans 

Recently, the second-seeded tennis player announced that he would also be a part of the Saudi Arabia exhibition match against Novak Djokovic. Both the tennis players will draw more than $1 million to play at the exhibition event. As soon as this news came to light, fans lashed out, calling them greedy, while expressing disappointment with their judgment.

Fans were not happy with the 20-year-old tennis player’s decision to go for the money rather than give time to himself. While Saudi Arabia has set its eye on tennis now, the biggest question that came to light was whether Alcaraz was not able to say but responded no to the highness.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on Juan Carlos Ferrero’s absence from the Australian Open? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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