Carlos Alcaraz is in New York City this week for the Garden Cup. Alcaraz is taking on the Big Apple before participating in the Garden Cup exhibition. Speaking with the media on Tuesday night, Alcaraz announced that he added a new coach to his staff.

Carlos Alcaraz will be coached by Samuel Lopez next year after the 54-year-old agreed to join the player’s backroom team. The world No.3 will get his 2025 season underway at the Australian Open in January as he looks to win the Grand Slam for the first time.

The four-time Grand Slam champion has hired Samuel Lopez to work alongside Juan Carlos Ferrero, who has coached the Spaniard since he was 15 years old. Lopez has coached Ferrero, among other players. Alcaraz, 21, believes the pairing can help push him back to the top of the rankings.

There will be a new addition to Carlos Alcaraz’s support team during the 2025 season, but his new coach will only join him on his travels after the Australian Open. Juan Carlos Ferrero has been Alcaraz’s head coach since he was 16 years old and the 2003 French Open champion’s position remains unchanged.

In a significant move ahead of the 2025 tennis season, Carlos Alcaraz has announced the addition of Samuel Lopez to his coaching team. The decision, confirmed just a day after Lopez ended his nine-year partnership with Pablo Carreno Busta,