Ex-tennis player Bautista Agut scores on football debut
Roberto Bautista Agut scores twice on his debut for Spanish seventh-tier side CD Els Ibarsos - just over a month after retiring from tennis.
One month after his retirement from tennis, former Wimbledon semi-finalist Roberto Bautista Agut has made his football debut. The 38-year-old Spaniard has signed with Spanish seventh-tier club CD Els Ibarsos and scored twice in their pre-season 4-2 victory. Bautista Agut's tennis career included 12 singles title wins and a Davis Cup triumph with his country in 2019.
He previously played for Villarreal's youth teams until he was 14 before choosing tennis over football. The former player expressed his happiness on Instagram about this new chapter in his life. Els Ibarsos, located around 60 miles north of Valencia, welcomed Bautista Agut to the pitch and are eager to see him play throughout the season.
The club announced his official signing on Instagram and thanked the fans for their support. Bautista Agut's highest world ranking during his tennis career was ninth, achieved late in 2019 due to his last-four run at Wimbledon.
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