Former Manchester United Striker Forlan To Makes Professional Tennis Debut

Former Uruguay soccer international Diego Forlan, 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 former striker, a semi-finalist in the 2010 World Cup, has switched to tennis following his retirement in 2018 and is now competing on the international senior tour.

Forlan, who plays left-handed, will team up with current world number 101 Federico Coria of Argentina in the main draw at the November 11th-17th 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 Forlan’s participation.

“This year, Forlan 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.”

Forlán, a Premier League champion with Manchester United, earned 112 caps for Uruguay, scoring 36 goals. He also had stints with Villarreal and Inter Milan.