Former Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlán and Argentine Federico Coria fell 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday in their doubles debut at the Uruguay Open against Bolivians Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos.

The duo from the Río de la Plata region, who drew applause and chants from the local crowd filling the stands of Carrasco Lawn Tennis in Montevideo to see the two-time Golden Boot winner, suffered a tough loss to a pair who won comfortably.

The efforts of the Argentine, ranked 101 in the ATP singles ranking and 413 in doubles, who dazzled with several winning shots, and the Uruguayan, left-handed with the racket (despite being right-footed in soccer) and a singles finalist at the MT400 in Asunción, were not enough to overcome the solid play of Arias and Zeballos.

At the end of the match, Forlán thanked Coria for agreeing to play with him and expressed gratitude to those who came to watch the match, in which, in less than an hour, victory went to the Bolivian pair, both ranked 109 in doubles.