{"id":1778562,"date":"2026-02-18T16:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1778562"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:45:15","slug":"carlos-alcarazs-coach-praised-by-spanish-former-top-10-star-he-used-to-work-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1778562","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz&#8217;s coach praised by Spanish former top-10 star he used to work with"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s coach praised by Spanish former top-10 star he used to work with<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/oli-dickson-jefford\" class=\"text-sm 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<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s coach Samuel Lopez has been praised by fellow Spanish ATP Tour star Pablo Carreno Busta \u2014 the man he used to work with before joining the world No 1\u2019s entourage.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz\u2019s<\/a> team ahead of the 2025 season and acted as the world No 1\u2019s co-lead coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/who-is-samuel-lopez-man-set-to-lead-carlos-alcaraz-new-era-post-ferrero\">before taking on sole head coaching duties after Juan Carlos Ferrero\u2019s sudden departure last December<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership between Alcaraz and Lopez was under scrutiny at the Australian Open, but both men silenced any critics after the 22-year-old captured his seventh Grand Slam singles title at the event, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/facts-stats\/youngest-men-complete-career-grand-slam-open-era-carlos-alcaraz-beat-federer-djokovic-nadal\">becoming the youngest man in the Open Era to complete the Career Grand Slam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is back in action at the ATP 500 Qatar Open this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/carlos-alcaraz-describes-atp-rivals-game-as-annoying\">and started his campaign with a solid win over Arthur Rinderknech on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also in action this week was world No 123 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/pablo-carreno-busta\">Carreno Busta<\/a>, who lost in the opening round to Quentin Halys.<\/p>\n<p>Though now outside the top 100 of the ATP Rankings, the 35-year-old reached a career-high of world No 10 back in September 2017 \u2014 under the guidance of Lopez.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez and Carreno Busta worked together from 2015 to 2024, the two working together during a long and successful partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Under Lopez\u2019s guidance, Carreno Busta twice reached the semi-final of the US Open and reached the quarter-final of the French Open twice, alongside reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open on three separate occasions.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-iga-swiatek-defended-former-no-1-ranking-point-punishment\">Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek defended by former No 1 after ranking point \u2018punishment\u2019 suggestion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-feels-greek-dinner-stefanos-tsitsipas\">Novak Djokovic \u2018feels Greek\u2019 as Stefanos Tsitsipas shares insight from dinner with tennis icon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard won all seven of his ATP Tour singles titles working with Lopez \u2014 including a Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Canadian Open \u2014 and claimed a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Carreno Busta and Lopez parted on good terms in 2024, and speaking to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/tenis\/mas_tenis\/carreno-ferrero-ha-hecho-un-grandisimo-trabajo-con-carlos-se-le-va-a-echar-de-menos-en-el-circuito-f202602-n\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>AS<\/em><\/a> this week, the 34-year-old revealed his delight at seeing his former coach find huge success with Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>He said (translated from Spanish): \u201cI\u2019m so happy for Samuel, because he\u2019s a fantastic person. He\u2019s a really, really good coach. He didn\u2019t become a top player, but he is a top coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s coached many players, and he\u2019s probably taken them all to their full potential \u2014 which doesn\u2019t mean they all have to be number one. He\u2019s been with Guillermo Garcia, he\u2019s been with Nico Almagro, he\u2019s been with me\u2026 and we\u2019ve all been at the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a coach takes a player and takes them to the top, it means he\u2019s very good. I\u2019m really happy for him: I spent many years by his side, he helped me a lot, and my best years at the academy were with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings turned out this way: now he\u2019s Carlos\u2019s head coach, but I think Samuel deserves it because he\u2019s fought his whole life to be a coach; he loves tennis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I also knew Carlos from the beginning: even though he was my coach and Carlos was with Juan Carlos, Juan Carlos was very involved with me, just as Samuel was very involved with Carlos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz will look to continue his Qatar Open campaign with victory over Valentin Royer on Wednesday, and could go on to face world No 2 Jannik Sinner in the final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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