SCAN SPORT – Despite his heavy defeat at the hands of his doubles partner Coria, Diego Forlan enjoyed himself on the court and gave it his all. The ex-footballer offered up some remarkable points.
Although he suffered a heavy defeat in his first professional match, the former Uruguay star was able to keep up his good form. Diego Forlan offered some interesting points. Paired with Argentine Federico Coria (101st in singles, 413th in doubles), the pair received an invitation to the Montevideo Challenger in Uruguay. They were pitted against Bolivia’s Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos and came up short. Defeated 6-1, 6-2 in 47 minutes, the former Atletico Madrid player nevertheless showed off his talents at the net.
A strange return of serve, an unacademic but winning backhand, at the age of 45 Diego Forlan probably fulfilled one of his dreams by playing a professional match.