David Ferrer hires Jose Altur as new coach

David Ferrer has split from his coach of 15 years Javier Piles

David Ferrer made a spontaneous decision to join hands with Jose Altur as his new coach, after announcing the split with his coach of 15 years, Javier Piles, on Sunday.

“Next year, I will begin with Jose Altur along with my same team,” Ferrer released a statement. “Of course, I made it to the Grand Slam finals but this year I want to be in the top 10 where the best players are,” he added, referring to his finals’ appearance at the French Open 2013.

“I would like to concentrate on the Abu Dhabi tournament and then the Australian Open. I will then set my next goal, but the main thing is to be in the top 10.”

Earlier this week, Ferrer had decided to terminate his coaching term with Javier Piles despite the ‘familial’ relationship between the two.

“I am sad because it was a very familial relationship and next year I will begin with Jose Altur along with my same team. I broke my relation with Javier, it was okay, we didn’t have any personal problems. We worked together for many years and we decided to end the coaching relationship,” he said while announcing the split.