Bjorn Borg says he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, with the Swedish tennis great promising he will "fight every day like it's a Wimbledon final."

The 11-time grand slam champion disclosed his diagnosis in his autobiography 'Heartbeats: A Memoir', co-written with wife Patricia, saying he underwent surgery in 2024 and is now in remission.

Borg won five successive Wimbledon titles between 1976 and 1980 as well as six French Open crowns, but stunned the sporting world by retiring at the age of 26.

"I spoke to the doctor and he said this is really, really bad," Borg told the BBC.

"He said you have these sleeping cancer cells, 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

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