{"id":5906,"date":"2024-10-22T11:57:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T11:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/diego-forlan-former-manchester-united-striker-to-make-professional-tennis-debut-in-uruguay\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T11:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T11:57:25","slug":"diego-forlan-former-manchester-united-striker-to-make-professional-tennis-debut-in-uruguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/diego-forlan-former-manchester-united-striker-to-make-professional-tennis-debut-in-uruguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Forlan: Former Manchester United striker to make professional tennis debut in Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan will make his professional tennis debut in an ATP doubles event in his native Uruguay next month.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 45-year-old, who retired from football in 2019, will play alongside Argentine Federico Coria in the Uruguay Open in Montevideo.<\/p>\n

Forlan, who was a promising tennis player in his teens, has been playing in ITF Masters events – most recently in the 45 and over category. <\/p>\n

But next month’s tournament is a recognised ATP event and sits on the second-tier Challenger Tour, requiring Forlan to get a wildcard. <\/p>\n

His partner Coria is the world number 101 in singles, having reached a career-high of 49 in 2023. <\/p>\n

Forlan joined Manchester United in 2002 and made 98 appearances for the club before joining La Liga side Villarreal. <\/p>\n

In Spain, Forlan won the European Golden Shoe – awarded to the top scorer in Europe – on two occasions.<\/p>\n

The forward won the Golden Ball at the 2010 World Cup after Uruguay finished third in South Africa, and helped his country to the 2011 Copa America title. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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