In the village of the Chile Open, a tournament that is currently being held in Santiago, the launch of the book “Huellas en la Arcilla” took place. written by the historic former national tennis player, Jaime Fillol.
The director of the Institute of Sports and Wellbeing of the Andrés Bello University, presented his autobiography, which had the support of the university institution, which tells the former athlete’s memories of both his professional career and his private life.
Among his memories, the grandfather of the national tennis player Nicolás Jarry, highlights the Davis Cup final against Italy in 1976, His titles on the circuit and family anecdotes are part of some of those memories.
Fillol stated that “The title of the book does not refer to my footprints, but to those of those who have supported me throughout my life. I always thought it was important to write a book, but I was a little shy at first, that’s why I am very grateful to the Andrés Bello University and to the dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, María Gabriela Huidobro, who offered me everything their support to carry out this work.”
Patricio Cornejo, Jaime Fillol and Fernando González at the presentation of “Huellas en la Arcilla”.
“There are many memories that I treasure in my book, but for me the most important thing was to get to know myself because I wasn’t very clear about it. He knew that he had to understand where he was going and thank God they came about with divine providence,” said the former captain of Chile in the Davis Cup.
Among those attending was the rector of UNAB, Julio Castro, who highlighted that almost 30% of the medalists in Santiago 2023 are students of the institutionwhich speaks of the work of Jaime Fillol at the helm of the Sports and Wellbeing Institute.
Fernando González, former tennis player and deputy director of the UNAB Institute of Sports and Welfare, also highlighted Fillol’s work in national sports. “I think this book It is a tremendous contribution to our sport, to our literature and to our values in life.“Since Jaime is a respected person in Chile and abroad both on and off the court,” he said.