87 m. ago Björn Borg vows to fight ‘extremely aggressive’ prostate cancer ‘like a Wimbledon final’

Borg, 69, is in remission but admitted that living with the diagnosis has been ‘difficult psychologically’

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2 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty shares heartbreaking update following star's cancer diagnosis

Sporting legend Bjorn Borg has opened up about his cancer diagnosis on BBC Breakfast as Naga Munchetty issued an update

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2 h. ago BBC Breakfast host delivers emotional news as star 'takes life day by day' after cancer diagnosis

Tennis star Bjorn Borg said he takes life "day by day, year by year" as he fights the disease

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3 h. ago Björn Borg takes life ‘day by day’ after ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer diagnosis

Tennis legend told diagnosis was ‘really, really bad’Borg also recalls drug use after early retirementBjörn Borg, the five-time Wimbledon tennis champion, has said he is taking life “day by day, year by year” after his “extremely aggressive” prostate cancer diagnosis.The former world no1, 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 in the UK and next week in the US. The Swede is in remission, having had an operation in 2024, but described the diagnosis as “difficult psychologically”.Read Bjorn Borg’s interview with Simon Hattenstone on theguardian.com from 4pm UK time on Thursday Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Björn Borg talks cocaine, overdoses, cancer and why he quit tennis in bombshell memoir

The tennis star writes about panic attacks and his drug use, which he says started in 1982

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4 h. ago Björn Borg talks cocaine, overdoses, cancer and why he quit tennis in tell

The tennis star writes about panic attacks and his drug use, which he says started in 1982

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12 h. ago Björn Borg discusses cocaine, overdoses and quitting tennis in his 20s in a memoir and AP interview

Björn Borg starts his new memoir, “Heartbeats,” with a story about being rushed to a Dutch hospital in the 1990s after overdosing on alcohol and drugs, and the Swedish tennis great closes it by revealing that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz powers past Jannik Sinner in four sets to win US Open

Spaniard wins final 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4Alcaraz new world No 1 after victoryWhen Carlos Alcaraz is fully focused and his impossibly complete game is in full flow, nothing in the world can stop him. As he has spent the early years of his career collecting major titles at a breathless pace, this has been clear for a long time. On the biggest stage in tennis, he reinforced the sentiment with a stupendous performance against his greatest rival, completely outplaying Jannik Sinner, the No 1 and defending champion, to lift his second US Open title with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win.At the end of the most spectacular summer of his career, Alcaraz will replace Sinner as world No 1, returning to the top ranking for the first time in two years. The 22-year-old also continues to mark himself as one of the greatest ever young players: he is the second-youngest man in the Open era to earn six grand slam titles, trailing only Björn Borg. He is also already the fourth man to win multiple grand slam title...

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1 week ago Tennis legend Bjorn Borg reveals he has been living with prostate cancer

The 11-time grand slam champion said he ‘fights every day’ like a Wimbledon final in an upcoming biography

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1 week ago Tennis legend Bjorn Borg, 69, opens up on secret cancer battle in autobiography

Bjorn Borg, who won 11 Grand Slam titles during his career, has opened up on his secret battle with prostate cancer in his upcoming autobiography, 'Heartbeat'

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1 week ago Tennis legend Bjorn Borg, 69, has secret cancer battle after choosing not to tell the world

Bjorn Borg, who won 11 Grand Slam titles during his career, has opened up on his secret battle with prostate cancer in his upcoming autobiography, 'Heartbeat'

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1 week ago Tennis icon Bjorn Borg, 69, 'reveals secret cancer diagnosis' in autobiography

The book, titled Heartbeat, will be officially released on September 18 but has been made available early for Amazon users in Italy.

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2 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz thrills US Open crowd as he eases into quarter

The second seed is through to the last eight without dropping a set.

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3 w. ago Lefties like Shelton and Draper could flip the script at this year’s US Open

Rafael Nadal aside, there has been a paucity of male southpaw champions in recent decades. But that could change at Flushing Meadows this yearDuring the peak years of the Big Three, from 2008-2020, the only relevant issue to be discussed when discussing a grand slam draw was which of the trio was scheduled to meet before the final. And what this ultimately meant was that semi-finals often turned out be better than the finals (see: the 2010 and 2011 US Open semi-finals between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, or the 2013 and 2021 French Open semis between Rafael Nadal and Djokovic).Tennis hadn’t had that kind of impenetrable triangle of stars since the Jimmy Connors-Björn Borg-John McEnroe troika’s very brief hold on the sport in the late 1970s and very early 1980s. What makes that long-ago epoch stand out even further is the preponderance of left-handed players. Consider – from 1974 through 1984, a southpaw triumphed in every one of those 11 years at the US Open; Connors in 1974, 1...

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