More Than The Score
More Than The Score
Bjorn Borg says he will "fight every day like it's a Wimbledon final" after cancer diagnosis.
31 October 2025
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Tennis legend Bjorn Borg says he will "fight every day like it's a Wimbledon final" after being diagnosed with cancer.
The former world number one won 11 Grand Slam titles, including five successive singles Championships at the All England Club, before his surprise retirement aged just 25.
In the last chapter of his new auto biography the 69-year-old revealed he has an "extremely aggressive" form of prostate cancer. The Swede is in remission, having had an operation in 2024, but described the diagnosis as "difficult psychologically".
Borg - who many people consider to be a private person - has spoken to the BBC's Tim Moffett about his life, career and when and where he was when he found out his diagnosis.