Carlos Alcaraz has been handed a big problem before the 2024 Olympics with Rafael Nadal
Carlos Alcaraz has been dealt the prospect of playing at the 2024 Olympic Games without a key figure in his corner, Juan Carlos Ferrero. The Wimbledon champion is heading to Paris to play alongside his Spanish compatriot Rafael Nadal, but will be forced to do so without his influential coach.
Alcaraz recently admitted that there are moments on-court where he doesn’t “really know what to do” and often blindly follows the instructions of the 2003 French Open champion, thanks to the introduction of in-game coaching.
Ferrero can often be heard advising Alcaraz during matches, which before the summer of 2022 would have been illegal, and has been outlawed at this summer’s Olympics in a major blow to the 21-year-old.
section K of the Olympics’ code of conduct, published by the International Tennis Federation in accordance with the International Olympic Committee, states that such coaching is banned at the Games and those found guilty can be fined up to £15,000 and potentially even defaulted.
