Bjorn Borg reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and ongoing monitoring

Swedish tennis great Bjorn Borg, 69, revealed in his new memoir that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in late 2023, underwent surgery in 2024 and is now in remission but must submit to regular tests because the disease could return. Borg disclosed the diagnosis in the final chapter of Heartbeats, saying doctors described the cancer as "really, really bad" and warned that cancer cells remain in his body but are "sleeping," requiring checkups every six months.

Borg wrote that the months after the diagnosis were "very difficult psychologically, mentally," and in interviews surrounding the memoir he said he is taking life "day by day, year by year." He told BBC Breakfast that he has just completed another round of tests and that the prospect of recurrence is something he has to live with. In the book and in a separate video interview, Borg vowed to fight the disease with the same intensity he brought to tennis, saying he intends to "fight every day like it's a Wimbledon final."

Heartbeats, coauthored with his wife Patricia Östfeld, moves beyond the cancer disclosure to chronicle Borg's rise, sudden retirement and post-career struggles. He recounts...