Carlos Alcaraz announced his split with his longtime coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, on Wednesday, December 17. Shortly after the news went viral, Coco Gauff's ex-coach, Brad Gilbert, named two frontrunners for the Spaniard's coach role.Alcaraz and Ferrero had a successful partnership of seven years. The World No. 1 started coaching under him when he was just 15 years old and secured six Grand Slam titles under his guidance. The Spaniard announced the split by sharing a heartfelt message on Instagram, revealing how tough it was for him to pen it down. He posted a few pictures with his former coach, showing off the bond they shared.Hours after the split, Gauff's ex-coach shared his take on the news. He revealed the top two names, who might become Carlos Alcaraz's head coach for the upcoming 2026 tennis season. Taking to his X, he shared a video where he said that, according to him, David Ferrer and Carlos Moya would be ideal for the role. (1:15 onwards)"I mean, the two thoughts that jump into my head. David Ferrer, the Davis Cup captain of Spain, obviously former great player, good familiarity with Carlos. Maybe he jumps in on an interim, but obviously the name that that really jumps out. An interesting one would be Carlos Moya, who obviously had amazing success with Nadal, but you know, he's with the Nadal Academy. So who knows about that dynamic. But it will be an interesting few weeks what happens. But absolutely a stunner, what happened this morning," said Gilbert.Carlos Alcaraz's former coach, Ferrero, penned a goodbye note. Taking to social media, he wrote that he wished he could continue the role.Coco Gauff's former coach, Brad Gilbert, shared his opinion on Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero split In the aforementioned video, Coco Gauff's ex-coach, Brad Gilbert, shared his take on Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero parting ways. He uploaded a video from Hawaii, where he revealed how stunned he was after listening to the news. Reflecting on the sudden split, he said that tennis is very uncertain and further spoke about the Spaniard's successful season. (0:01 onwards)"Good morning BG here from the Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Doing some fun clinics here this week and my phone started blowing up. I don't know 3:00am, I get up early. Anyways, what an absolute stunner with the split of Alcaraz and coach Juan Carlos Ferraro. I kind of said last week it was really quiet offseason and I expected something to happen, but certainly not with, the situation that we just had this morning within the incredible year of Alcaraz finishing number one in the world and the best year of his career," said Gilbert."I kind of thought between 3:00 and 8:00 we would have a coaching split or somebody add something to the team. But that's the one thing about tennis, you just never know," he added.Carlos Alcaraz had an incredible run in the 2025 season. He won eight titles, including two Grand Slam wins. The Spaniard clinched victories in the ATP Rotterdam, Italian Open, Monte-Carlo Masters, French Open, HSBC Championships, Cincinnati Masters, US Open, and Japan Open. The 22-year-old is now expected to kickstart his 2026 season at the Australian Open.