BERLIN — Former Uruguay soccer international Diego Forlán, who played for Manchester United and Atletico Madrid among others, will compete in doubles at the professional Uruguay Open tennis tournament in November, organizers said on Tuesday.
The 45-year-old former striker, a 2010 World Cup semi-finalist, has switched to tennis since his retirement in 2018, playing on the international senior tour.
Diego Forlan tennis debut
Former Manchester United forward Diego Forlan will make his professional tennis debut at next month’s Uruguay Open pic.twitter.com/5ZaSDzLXwm
— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) October 22, 2024
Diego Forlán (45) will play professional tennis in his country soon!
He'll feature in an ATP tournament where he will double with Federico Coria. pic.twitter.com/DBUctiLey3— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) October 22, 2024
Forlán, who plays left-handed, will team up with current world number 101 Federico Coria of Argentina in the main draw at the Nov. 11-17 clay court Challenger Tour event in Montevideo after being given a wild card.
"Yes, our number 10 is smashing it in tennis too," organizers said of Forlán's participation.
"This year, Forlán has competed in more than three +40 tournaments in Montevideo, also standing out in the MT1000 in Lima of the ITF World Tennis Masters Tour."
Forlan, a Premier League winner with United, won 112 caps for Uruguay scoring 36 goals and also played for Villarreal and Inter Milan.
never forget when Forlan was competing against himself for goal of the tournament at the 2010 world cup pic.twitter.com/m9ALTnabk9
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(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, Editing by Christian Radnedge)
