Former Spanish tennis player Alex Corretja has labelled it a "sad for tennis" after Carlos Alcaraz announced his split from long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero just a month out from the Australian Open. The Spaniards had worked together for seven years, winning 24 titles and six grand slams together.

Marcos Baghdatis is tipping Carlos Alcaraz to finish with more Grand Slam titles than Jannik Sinner, but adds that his prediction could easily turn out to be wrong because it is a very tough pick to make.

Carlos Alcaraz will once again honor his traditional appointment with the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, the 73rd Trofeo Conde de Godó, which will be staged at the Real