Overview

• Ferrero issued a social-media statement rejecting claims he has cancer as completely false and criticized the use of health rumors for clicks.
• He urged responsibility from those spreading unverified reports, noting cancer has affected his family and merits respect.
• The speculation followed his planned absence from the Laver Cup and Japan Open, where fellow coach Samuel Lopez accompanied Carlos Alcaraz.
• Ubitennis reports Ferrero attended a Challenger event in Villena and had planned to travel to Shanghai before Alcaraz withdrew due to injury.
• Marca, cited by Ubitennis, reports he will rejoin Alcaraz’s camp on Friday with their next appearance slated for the King Six Slam in Saudi Arabia starting October 15, while Alcaraz holds a 1,340-point ATP live ranking lead.