Former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero has joined the coaching team of Alexander Zverev. The 20-year-old Zverev is also coached by his father, Alexander Zverev Sr. Ferrero has been in the United States with Zverev since the middle of July, consulting during the training sessions of the #NextGenATP star as he prepares for the US Open Series. After two weeks of preparation together on the American hard courts, Ferrero, who reached the US Open final in 2003 (l. to Roddick), will accompany Zverev to the ATP World Tour 500 tournament in Washington, which begins on 31 July. "Zverev is a different player, he has the manner of a champion," said Ferrero, speaking from his Equelite Academy. The Spaniard held...
Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero came up just short on Monday in his first tour-level match since 2012, falling in doubles with countryman Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 5-7, 10-7 against Marcin Matkowski and Daniel Nestor at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The 37-year-old Ferrero, who last played in October 2012 in Valencia, was looking to replicate his semi-final doubles run in Valencia, which was his best career doubles result. [ALSO LIKE] Matkowski/Nestor will face Frenchmen Fabrice Martin and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who upset second seeds Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares 7-6(5), 2-6, 10-3. Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Peya got the better of #NextGenATP player Karen Khachanov and World No. 9 Dominic Thiem, 6-3, 6-3. In Budapest, third seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah...