Former world number nine tennis player Roberto Bautista Agut has scored twice on his football debut for Spanish seventh-tier club CD Els Ibarsos, shortly after retiring from tennis. The 38-year-old’s move marks a return to the sport he played in Villarreal’s youth system and begins a new competitive chapter after a successful tennis career.

Bautista Agut helped Els Ibarsos win 4-2 in a pre-season match and has signed to play for the club throughout the season. He won 12 singles titles and the 2019 Davis Cup with Spain, and reached the Wimbledon semi-finals and a career-high ranking of ninth in 2019; the club is based roughly 60 miles north of Valencia.