After ending his successful career as a footballer in 2018 and entering as a technical director, Diego Forlán has decided to take a turn in his sporting life and dedicate himself to professional tennis at 45 years old..
The former Uruguayan striker will play for the first time on the ATP circuitsince he received an invitation from Challenger de Montevideo to play the doubles tournament, where he will partner with the Argentine Federico Coria.
The organization of the contest itself confirmed the participation of Forlán, who has had outstanding performances in several tournaments on the ITF amateur circuit. Without going any further, this year he was a finalist in the individual category of the MT400 in Asunción (Paraguay), reached the semifinals in two other tournaments and, in doubles, he won the MT1000 in Lima.
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Now, the 2011 American champion will see action in the Montevideo Challenger, which will be played between November 11 and 17. For this tournament, “Cachabacha” arrives with a record of 8 wins and only 3 losses in singles, in addition to a creditable 5-1 in doubles.
It is worth remembering that Diego Forlán retired from football in May 2018 and then returned to activity as coach of Peñarol in 2019.a position he held until August 2020, when he was dismissed due to poor results.
Later, he took over as coach of the Club Atlético Atenas of the Second Division of Uruguay in 2021where he remained in office for six months. After that he did not interact with the activity again and began playing tennis.
