MADRID (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz's former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero is joining Ben Shelton's coaching staff for the 2027 season.
“Huge addition to my team for this upcoming season,” the 24-year-old Shelton said Sunday on social media. “Excited to get started and put in the work this offseason.”
Former world No. 1 Ferrero helped guide Alcaraz to his first six major titles before their partnership ended last December.
Ferrero will be joining Shelton’s father, Bryan, in the coaching setup.
The fourth-ranked Shelton won a career-best four titles in 2026 and reached his first major final at the U.S. Open, losing to Alexander Zverev.
“Ben has extraordinary talent, power and character,” Ferrero said. “I’m very happy to join Bryan and the team in this exciting new chapter.”
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United States' Ben Shelton reacts during a match against Switzerland's Jerome Kym at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
United States' Ben Shelton tosses the ball to serve to Switzerland's Jerome Kym during their match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Four-time junior world champion Mao Shimada of Japan won the women’s title Sunday at Skate Canada International.
Shimada finished with 235.44 points, well ahead of Estonia’s Niina Petrokina (221.07) and American Isabeau Levito (212.22). Shimada topped the short program Saturday with 82.11 points, then scored 153.33 Sunday.
Later Sunday, Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won the ice dance with 201.17 points. France’s Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud (192.95) were second, followed bu Americans Caroline Green and Michael Parsons (186.02).
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Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, of Great Britain, take a victory lap after winning the Skate Canada International figure skating ice dance competition, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Mao Shimada, of Japan, listens to her coach before performing her women's free program during the Skate Canada International figure skating competition, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Mao Shimada, of Japan, performs her women's free program during the Skate Canada International figure skating competition, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
