The two players coincided with the Serbian’s training with Nicolas Jarry.
Jorge Aguilar retired from professional tennis in 2015. He finished 167th in the world, won two Challenger tournaments and defended the colors of Chile during the last golden years of the González-Massú duo. Once out of the activity, he also distinguished himself as coach of Christian Garin for two stages.
A life dedicated to tennis that has been and continues to be in force within the circuit. In fact, during his trip to Paris 2024 as a member of the Chilean technical staff, it allowed him to meet Novak Djokovic, who not only recognized him, but also remembered the duel they played between the two.
“He came up to me and said ‘Aguilar, we played in Italy, in the Avvenire tournament. You beat me’. “I stayed inside because it’s incredible that this guy, who is great, has this memory,” the national coach told the media As. The context of the recognition was one of the training sessions that Nicolás Jarry had at the Olympic Games, where he shared with the Serbian.
It was a surprising encounter for Aguilar, who also captained the Chilean team at the ATP in 2020 and 2022. “I thought he wouldn’t remember me, but he remembered the match we played when I was 16 and he was 14 or 15. It was very hard and very long, and I remember beating him 7-6 in the third. It’s incredible and I was very surprised. He told me ‘it’s nice to see you, it’s good that you’re here!’ It left me speechless,” added Nicolás Massú’s current partner.
In fact, after telling the anecdote, he clarified that they should ask the vampire in case they didn’t believe him. “If it’s true. We trained the other one and he remembered that they had played in Milan, in a minor tournament. He remembered that he had a good right hand and called him “animal”. “Jorge was laughing”, replied the double Olympic champion.
Source: Latercera
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