“A chapter closes”: Nicolas Jarry splits with the coach who led him to the Rome Open final and the Top 20

The 2024 Rome Open finalist, Nicolás Jarry, announced the split with his Spanish coach, Cesar Fabregas, after three years working together. The Spanish coach was key in Jarry's ascent during recent seasons, in which he reached his career-high ranking of World No. 16 and made his first Masters 1000 final.

However, since his great run in Rome—where he finished as runner-up after losing to Alexander Zverev—the Chilean's form declined and injuries appeared. A problem in Jarry's inner ear caused issues with his balance, leading to a streak of eight consecutive defeats in his subsequent tournaments. For the rest of 2024, he only managed a couple of ATP-level victories, and his ranking dropped to No. 35.

Things didn't improve in 2025, where he couldn't defend a large portion of the points he had earned in the first half of 2024. The South American dropped to No. 150 after this year's Rome Open—where he lost in the second round to Francisco Cerundolo.

The Chilean was forced to play qualifiers in several tournaments, though he did manage an impressive run at Wimbledon—delivering one of the first-round upsets by eliminating Holger Rune (8th seed, coming back from two sets down) and then reaching the 4th round—defeating teenagers Learner Tien and João Fonseca along the way. His campaign ended in the fourth round against local favorite Cameron Norrie.

In the second half of the year, physical complications resurfaced for the current World No. 123, and he failed to secure wins in his following hardcourt appearances. He ended his season early after the Villena Open in September and has been off the tour since.

Jarry hopes to be a major player on the Tour again in 2026, now in a more mature stage of his career at 30 years old, although he will have to start from the bottom, playing qualifiers until he manages to recover his ranking. The Chilean is making changes to his team this off-season and announced the separation from his coach of the last three seasons, the Spanish Cesar Fabregas, a former coach of Pablo Carreño Busta, who has also worked at the Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy.

"After several years, a lot of work, and shared time, a chapter closes today. Thank you César for all these years we worked together, all the progress we made, and for always being so good to my whole family," Nicolás Jarry wrote on his social media. "You were and will be very important in my professional career and as a human being. All my best wishes to you in your new projects!"

With Fábregas on his team, Jarry also won the titles in Santiago and Geneva in 2023. For now, the South American will continue working with José Checa Calvo—who served as a co-coach alongside Fabregas. However, according to the Chilean newspaper Emol, Jarry is considering the possibility of having additional support for several key weeks on the calendar.