The Jarry dynasty continues to expand in tennis. This time it is not Nicolás, the current 20th in the world, but it is one of his four brothers: Diego, who little by little is making his way into the professional circuit. In only his second tournament, he again passes the qualy. This time he achieved it on the M25 in Montauban, France, where He won two games on Monday.
In the first meeting, He beat local Damien Nogue 6-7 (5), 6-1 10-7. While in the final duel he defeated the Argentine Thiago Pernas 6-1 1-6 8-8 and retired the trans-Andeanafter a severe fall he suffered in the super tie break. In this way, the 21-year-old tennis player will once again play a main draw and You will have the option at hand to add your first ATP point and enter the world ranking.
The previous time for the fourth of the five Jarry brothers (four men and one woman) was in the M15 of Concepción in December of last year, where he also passed the qualifying phase. falling at its premiere in the main draw against the Argentine Valerio Aboian (464th)for a double 6-2.
Unlike his brother, he chose the path of college tennis in the United States after having played some tournaments as a junior. At the moment defends the colors of Saint Mary’s College, a study house located in the town of Moraga, California, and competes in Division I of the prestigious NCAA. Additionally, study Business & Finance.
“My daughter Catalina studied at that same university with a scholarship and also played tennis with them”his grandfather remembered Jaime Fillolwho, as with Nico, has been in charge of advising and closely following his grandson’s career. “I make him understand that tennis is not an end, but rather a means. And the second thing I tell you is that you have to know how to play”stood out in that conversation with El Deportivo during that tournament in the Eighth Region.
“Diego has not wasted any time. It often happens that when those players make the decision to go to study in the United States, people think that they are not going to be tennis players. You don’t have to communicate that. And in this case what I value most is that thanks to the invitation that the Federation gave him, something else can be shown,” said the former world number 14.
With a height similar to that of his brother (1.98 m.), he obviously stands out for his ability. “I would say that the grace he has is that he competes well and knows how to play. He has a very good service, The Jarrys are lucky enough to be very tall, they have a lot of strength, they are quite coordinated and the serve is great for them”expressed his grandfather.
Like his entire family, Diego has been immersed in tennis since he was very young. Even in 2013, when Rafael Nadal visited Chile to play the ATP in Viña del Mar, the little boy, who was just 10 years old at the time, had the pleasure of training with the legend. ““That time he managed to have a little rally with Rafa.”remembers Fillol, who in those years organized the contest with his brother Álvaro.
Just as Nicolás Jarry did in his early days, the tennis player plays under the United States flag, but his family makes it clear that he will soon appear in the national colors. Meanwhile he is looking for his first ATP point, an opportunity that he will have this Wednesday against the Frenchman Maxime Chazal (432º). And thus being the fifth Fillol to enter the classification, after his grandfather Jaime, his great-uncle Álvaro, his uncle Jaime Jr. and his brother Nico.
