Former Manchester United ahead Diego Forlán is ready to make his ATP Challenger tennis debut within the doubles competitors on the Uruguay Open subsequent month.
The previous Uruguay worldwide will play alongside Argentinian Federico Coria, ranked 101 within the ATP singles.
The event, which is a part of the ATP Challenger Tour, the second-highest tier of tennis competitors, will happen from Nov. 11 till Nov. 17 within the nation’s capital, Montevideo.
Uruguay Open event director Diego López confirmed that Forlán has accepted an invite to play within the event.
“I’ve his affirmation that he needs to play, he has been getting ready for a while, coaching quite a bit in tennis,” he mentioned. I feel he deserves this chance and provides him this mutual satisfaction. After all I am speaking about our beloved Diego Forlán.”
Forlán, 45, retired from soccer in August 2019 having performed additionally performed for Villarreal, Atlético Madrid and Inter Milan.
He received the Golden Ball award for the most effective participant on the 2010 World Cup, the place Uruguay reached the semifinals.
Forlán picked up tennis once more in 2023 having performed the game as a baby.
“My father performed soccer and after retiring on the age of 41 he began enjoying tennis,” Forlán mentioned. I began [playing tennis] after I was two.
“Then it’s identified that I devoted myself to soccer earlier than dedicating myself to this sport as usually as I do now.”
