{
  "id": 18218766,
  "title": "Andy Roddick offers an extra reason why Juan Carlos Ferrero wants to coach Ben Shelton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/andy-roddick-offers-an-extra-reason-why-juan-carlos-ferrero-wants-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T01:09:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/andy-roddick-offers-extra-reason-010918746.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andy Roddick recently revealed a potential reason for Juan Carlos Ferrero to coach Ben Shelton in 2027. On his Served podcast, Roddick suggested that Ferrero, the former ATP World No. 1 and French Open champion, may be motivated by the desire to help Shelton defeat Alcaraz on the biggest tennis courts. Roddick, who believes Ferrero is a great coach, sees the duo's weakest surface as clay. Additionally, Roddick thinks Ferrero's coaching could contribute to breaking the American men's Grand Slam championship drought, which has lasted for 23 years. The partnership between Ferrero and Shelton is expected to be a fascinating storyline at the 2027 Australian Open, where Alcaraz aims to defend his title.",
  "summary": "All eyes will be on the Shelton and JCF partnership in 2027",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}