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Björn Borg vows to fight ‘extremely aggressive’ prostate cancer ‘like a Wimbledon final’

Tennis legend Björn Borg says he is taking life “day by day, year by year” after being diagnosed with “extremely aggressive” prostate cancer.

The 69-year-old Swede revealed his health battle in the final chapter of his new autobiography Heartbeats: A Memoir, co-written with his wife Patricia. He explained that doctors had told him the disease was “at its most advanced stage” but vowed he would “fight every day like it’s a Wimbledon final.”

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