Alcaraz calls Ferrero's move to Shelton a great addition to a rival's team
Carlos Alcaraz said Juan Carlos Ferrero joining Ben Shelton from 2027 will be a great addition to the rival's team; the two are separated by one ranking place and 3,350 points, with three wins for the Spaniard in four meetings.

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Ben Shelton vai trabalhar com Juan Carlos Ferrero a partir da temporada 2027, parceria confirmada como uma das surpresas do ano, e Carlos Alcaraz deu sua bênção.
Ferrero estava cotado para voltar a treinar desde que encerrou sua longa colaboração com Alcaraz no fim da temporada 2025, embora poucos esperassem que o americano fosse o destino. Juntos, os dois conquistaram seis títulos de Grand Slam em seis anos.
Perguntado sobre o assunto depois de erguer o Aberto de Viena, Alcaraz foi generoso. “Se for verdade, acho que vai ser um grande reforço para a equipe do Ben, e acho que o Juanki vai se sair muito bem e vai ajudá-lo bastante a subir ainda mais o nível, então vou ficar de olho nele”, disse.
Os dois jogadores estão separados por uma única posição no ranking — Alcaraz é terceiro, Shelton quarto —, mas por uma diferença grande de pontos, com o espanhol 3.350 à frente. Eles se enfrentaram quatro vezes, com três vitórias para o espanhol; o único sucesso de Shelton veio no US Open deste ano, quando venceu uma quartas de final em cinco sets.
Shelton, que tem uma final de nível de circuito no currículo, espera que Ferrero o leve mais longe nos maiores palcos. Essa final veio no US Open, onde Alexander Zverev o bateu em quatro sets e encerrou sua tentativa de se tornar o primeiro americano campeão de um major desde 2003. Seus melhores resultados em outros lugares: semifinal do Aberto da Austrália, quartas de Wimbledon e quarta rodada em Roland Garros.
O saibro segue sendo a superfície em que ele mais sofreu, o que torna a escolha significativa: Ferrero era especialista em saibro e venceu Roland Garros em 2003, o único major da carreira dele como jogador.
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