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Former World No. 1 and 11-time Grand Slam champion Björn Borg will release his tell-all memoir Heartbeats on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

He recounts his near-death experiences due to drug usage to PEOPLE ahead of the book — and reveals how he tried to get his life back on track

Heartbeats gives insight into Borg's illustrious career and rivalries, along with his decision to retire from tennis at only age 26 and his substance abuse in the decades that followed

In the mid-’90s, Björn Borg awoke in a hospital room with no recollection of how he ended up there.

The former men’s tennis World No. 1 was scheduled to play the final of a senior exhibition tournament in the Netherlands when he suddenly collapsed on a bridge while walking with his father Rune to the venue.

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