Former Argentine tennis player excited about Nicolas Jarry’s gift to Rome

Nicolás Jarry is a finalist at the Rome Masters 1000. The Chilean will compete for a title in this type of tournament for the first time, which also ensures him solid economic income in addition to giving him a boost in the ATP rankings.

Once the victory against Tommy Paul was obtained by 6-3, 6-7(3) and 6-3, the former Argentine tennis player José Luis Clerc, now in his capacity as a commentator for the ESPN network, dedicated a few words sincere to him.

“Forgive the emotion of the moment. This is a very important moment » Batata commented in the middle of the broadcast. “Thank you for being. They know how much I love this country. I don’t want to say more because I’m emotional “He continued.

“We must continue to dream. Nicolas Jarry accepts the limits and believes in his virtues, on Sunday he will have a great opportunity. And why not dream of a future top ten? “, concluded the former world number four.

Of course, the praise doesn’t stop there. The international press also highlighted the good moment of the national tennis player. In fact, the same television channel, through its social networks, paid him a special tribute, making reference to the film Gladiator.

“My name is Nicolás Jarry Fillol, commander of Chilean tennis, general of the South American Legion, faithful servant of the true captain Nico Massú; grandson of a legend, father of a beautiful son and I will reach Rome in this life or the next”, they wrote in X.

In Spain, the newspaper As also highlighted the importance of the definition of the Santiago tennis player in the Italian capital: “Jarry places Chilean tennis in a grand final “.

“On an already historic day in Rome for Chilean tennis, which had never had two players in the semi-final of a Masters 1,000, Nicolás Jarry reached the final,” they added.

Marca, for its part, headlined: “Jarry thrills the Chilean people and enters the final in Rome against Zverev “. Later they added that “the two-meter giant from Santiago de Chile needed five match points to achieve victory against Tommy Paul.”

In France, L’Equipe specifies that “at 28 years old, Jarry played the best tennis of his career to join the German Alexander Zverev (5th), winner in Rome in 2017, in the final on Sunday at the Foro Italico”.

Tennis Now, another major media outlet in white sports coverage, headlined: “By leaps and bounds: Jarry overtakes Paul to reach the final in Rome “.

He also added that “it was Tommy Paul’s 27th birthday, but Nicolás Jarry took the stage to start the Chilean party. Jarry dug deep to make history by becoming the first Chilean to reach an ATP 1000 final since the man with the monstrous forehand, former Olympic champion, Fernando González. “.