Diego Forlanformer player of Independiente, Manchester United, Villarreal, Atlético de Madrid, Inter Milan or Peñarol, and Argentina Federico Coria they lost 6-1 and 6-2 in his two matches at the Uruguay Open against Bolivia Boris Arias y Federico Zeballos.
The duo from Rio de la Plata, who were applauded and chanted by the locals who filled the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Stadium in Montevideo to see the two-time winner of the Golden Boot, suffered a tough defeat by the players. the two who won successfully.
The effort of the Argentine, who ranked 101 in the ATP rankings in singles and 413 in doubles, who won with several winning points, and of the Uruguayan who, left with the racket – although he kicked with the right in the ball – was individual. the last in the MT400 from Asunción, it was not enough to overcome the strength of Arias and Zeballos.
Diego Forlán: “In 2017 and 2018 I didn’t have the tennis I have today”
At the end of the match, Forlán thanked Coria for agreeing to play with him and the spectators who, in less than an hour, the victory went to the Bolivian pair, both ranked 109 in doubles.
“I was very happy with it, I knew that the chances were very high that it would be a difficult game for us, it was understandable, so I prepared to not have a bad time like this and enjoy myself. that’s what I did and I’m very grateful to all the people who came, they filled the stadium,” said Diego Frolán in the meeting of journalists after the fall of Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos.
Diego Forlán has lost his debut in professional tennis, in Montevideo twice
“I hope you enjoyed it a little bit, but hey, I think with Zeballos and Arias, who are two great players, you saw some good tennis and some matches of Fede, some of mine, a few who were there. , there was good fun,” added the player old Uruguayan football.
On the difficulty of fighting tennis, a sport he practiced from childhood to his youth, before devoting himself to football – which his father, grandfather and brother also played -, the winner of the Golden Boot twice He said “it is not easy at all.”
I came to play shows in 2017 and 2018. Obviously I didn’t have the tennis that I have today and the experience on the court, although I was used to playing football with more than 60,000 people, but I played. a game you know well (…), when you have a new one there are a lot of doubts,” he said.