The legend of tennis Bjorn Borg says that it takes the life “daily, year by year” after being diagnosed with “extremely aggressive” prostate cancer. He won six titles at Roland Garros between 1974 and 1981 and five titles at Wimbledon between 1976 and 1980.
Legend of Tennis Bjorn Borg PHOTO: X
The 69 -year -old Swedish announced the news in the last chapter of his autobiography, stating that the disease is “in the most advanced stage”, but that it will “The fight every day as if it were the Wimbledon final ”.
The former number one BJORG World Cup has won 11 Grand Slam titles, including five consecutive titles at Wimbledon, before unexpectedly withdraws at the age of 25.
Swedish is in remission, after suffering an operation in 2024, but described the diagnosis as “Psychologically difficult”.
“I talked to the doctor and he told me it was very, very serious. He told me that I have these latent cancer cells and that it will be a fight in the future. Every six months I go to do tests. I did the last test two weeks ago. It is something I have to live with.”Borg said for the BBC.
Borg passed another 11 Grand Slam titles in track
Borg won six titles at Roland Garros between 1974 and 1981 and five titles at Wimbledon between 1976 and 1980.
His 1980 final against American rival John Mcenroe, when he saved seven points in an epic match for almost four hours, is considered one of the best tennis parties of all time.
Legend of Tennis Bjorn Borg PHOTO: X
“This final was the most satisfactory match I have ever played. He had everything,” said Borg.
The rivalry between the two was nicknamed “Fire and ice ”Mcenroe being prone to fierce outbursts on the ground, and Borg could barely show a trace of emotion during a match.
Mcenroe ended Borg’s domination at Wimbledon in the 1981 final and defeated in the US Open final two months later. Withdrew shortly after the defeat at New York.
Legend of Tennis Bjorn Borg PHOTO: X
“We respect each other very much. We were struggling to be the best in the world. To do this, you cannot be the best friend. ”Borg said about his rivalry with Mcenroe and Jimmy Connors.
The relationships between them have changed now, but: “John and I are very good friends. See you, we go out for dinner, we talk about today’s tennis. We never talk about old matches. ”
Borg has won 66 titles at Simple, spent 109 weeks in the first place in the world ranking and obtained a record of 41 consecutive victories at Wimbledon.
His withdrawal at 25, an age at which tennis players are starting to reach the height of his career, was a shock to the sport world.
“I am tired. I lost my interest and motivation. If I had known what was going to happen in the coming years, I would have continued to play tennis,” he added.
Former Tennis player Bjorn Borg, 69, discovered that he suffers from a terrible disease, prostate cancer, information contained in his autobiography, “Heartbeats”, which will be launched on September 18th.
In 1980, the Swedish married Romanian Mariana Simionescu. The love story between Mariana Simionescu and Bjorn Bjorg made their way to the big screens, in the movie “Borg Versus Mcenroe”. The marriage, formalized on July 24, 1980, lasted four years.
