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FOOTBALLER TURNED TENNIS player Diego Forlan suffered a 6-1 6-2 doubles defeat in his professional debut at age 45 in front of a home crowd.
Advertisement Both teams held serve to start the match, but Arias and Zeballos quickly pulled away after earning a break in the third game of the first set. The Bolivian pair won 85% of their first serves for the match as they clinched the win in just 47 minutes. After making 98 appearances, scoring 17 goals, Forlan joined Spanish side Villarreal and later played for Atletico Madrid as well as Inter Milan before spells in Brazil, Japan, Uruguay, India and Hong Kong.
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