'A thing I have to live with': Borg reveals he has cancer

Björn Borg, the five-times Wimbledon tennis champion, said he was taking life “day by day, year by year” after an “extremely aggressive” prostate cancer diagnosis.

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The former world No 1, who won 11 grand slam titles before retiring aged 25, revealed the diagnosis in the final chapter of his autobiography, which will be published this week. The Swede is in remission, having had an operation in 2024, but described the diagnosis as “difficult psychologically”.

Borg told BBC Breakfast: “I spoke to the doctor and he said this is really, really bad. He said you have these sleeping cancer cells [and] it’s going to be a fight in the future. Every six months I go and test myself. I did my last test two weeks ago. It’s a thing I have to live with.”