Overview

• Borg revealed the diagnosis in the final chapter of Heartbeats: A Memoir, co-written with his wife Patricia, as the book is released this week.
• He said doctors first detected the problem in 2023 despite years of regular check-ups and confirmed it was at its most advanced stage.
• Following 2024 surgery, Borg remains in remission but undergoes tests every six months, with his most recent check taking place about two weeks ago.
• Framing the challenge like competition, he vowed to “fight every day like it’s a Wimbledon final” and described the psychological strain of the past year.
• The memoir also details his past drug and alcohol addiction and near-death hospitalisations, and he has urged men to get tested for prostate cancer.