Diego Forlan’s pro tennis debut ends in defeat for former Uruguay forward

Footballer turned tennis subordinate Diego Forlan suffered a 6-1 6-2 doubles conclusion successful his master debut astatine property 45 successful beforehand of a location crowd.

Forlan and Argentine partner Federico Coria went down successful consecutive sets against Bolivian duo Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos aft receiving a wildcard introduction for ATP Challenger arena the Uruguay Open successful Montevideo.

Both teams held service to commencement the match, but Arias and Zeballos quickly pulled distant aft earning a break successful the 3rd crippled of the first set.

The 2nd group followed successful akin fashion, pinch Forlan and Coria struggling to incorporate the high-powered serving of their opponents.

The Bolivian brace won 85 per cent of their first serves for the lucifer arsenic they clinched the triumph successful conscionable 47 minutes.

Forlan signed for Manchester United from Argentinian nine Independiente successful 2002 and was portion of Sir Alex Ferguson’s squad which won the 2003 Premier League title and the 2004 FA Cup.

After making 98 appearances, scoring 17 goals, Forlan joined Spanish broadside Villarreal and later played for Atletico Madrid arsenic good arsenic Inter Milan earlier spells successful Brazil, Japan, Uruguay, India and Hong Kong.

He scored 36 goals successful 112 appearances for his country, finishing arsenic associated apical goalscorer astatine the 2010 World Cup arsenic Uruguay secured a third-place decorativeness successful South Africa, and won the 2011 Copa America.

Forlan was a promising inferior tennis subordinate and has continued to play since hanging up his boots successful 2019.