You don't feel anything, you feel fine and it happens suddenly," Björn Borg opens up about his prostate cancer remission

Jules Hypolite

le 05/09/2025 à 18h17

1 min to read

Borg

A legend of men's tennis and winner of eleven Grand Slams, Björn Borg revealed yesterday that he had been diagnosed with an "extremely aggressive" prostate cancer from which he is now in remission.

The media outlet AP News had the opportunity to speak with the 69-year-old champion, who went into a bit more detail about his battle with the disease:

"I have nothing now. But every six months, I have to undergo tests. The process isn't pleasant. But I'm doing well and I feel very good.

I went through difficult times, but it's a relief for me to publish this book (his autobiography 'Heartbeats'). The fact is, you don't feel anything, you feel fine and it happens suddenly."

Borg revealed that he was diagnosed just after participating in the 2023 Laver Cup as captain, even though doctors had already advised him not to attend: "Of course, I went to Vancouver."

Before discussing the wait for his surgery, scheduled for February 2024: "Psychologically, it was very difficult because who knows what will happen?"

Since then, the Swedish legend has been doing better, and AP News was able to reveal an excerpt from his autobiography in which he discusses the announcement of his cancer:

"Now, I have a new opponent in the form of cancer. An opponent I cannot control. But I will beat it. I won't give up. I will fight as if every day is a Wimbledon final. And those finals usually go pretty well, don't they?