PHOTO How the best player of the WC-2010 played the first professional tennis match

Ex-football player and best player of the 2010 World Cup Diego Forlan held the first tennis match at the professional level.

45-year-old Uruguayan vmeste c Federico Correa (Argentina) received a wild card in the doubles main draw at the challenger in Montevideo (Uruguay). In the 1st round, Forlan and Coria lost in two sets without much chance to the fourth-seeded tandem Boris Arias / Federico Ceballos in 49 minutes.

ATP challenger Montevideo. couples. Soil. Round of 16

Diego Forlan (Uruguay) / Federico Coria (Argentina) – Boris Arias (Bolivia) / Federico Ceballos (Bolivia) – 1:6, 2:6

Forlan played tennis until he was 16, after which he chose football. Right now, Diego is in 102nd place in the rating of the age category 45+, which is his personal record.

As a player, Diego Forlan played for Atlético Madrid, Villarreal, Manchester United, Inter and other clubs.

PHOTO. How the best player of the WC-2010 played the first professional tennis match