News about Bjorn Borg

Andrea Chappell wears a kilt almost every day, but she won't disclose how many she owns. 'Oh, god,' she says. 'No, I won't admit to that! The number is usually smaller than I need, but it's likely that more than I need are the same as mine, but that more than my husband knows I have.'

A day after winning over Daniil Medvedev at Rod Laver Arena, new Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner shared a touching moment with a young fan. The Italian holds the Australian Open trophy during a photo shoot at Melbourne Botanical Gardens, according to footage shared on X, the internet predecessor to Twitter. Nicholas Pashulya, a founder of the Hot Shot Tennis academy in Victoria's capital, was welcomed by the 22-year-old.

OLIVER HOLT: Maybe you don't remember it was before, but it was before. Perhaps you don't recall how Roger Taylor offered to repeat a point against a 17-year-old Bjorn Borg in a Wimbledon quarter-final and became a byword for outstanding sportsmanship. You may not recall when Buster Mottram was the British No. 1 and was more popular for being a National Front sympathiser than it was for him to play tennis. Maybe you don't remember when Jeremy Bates was our leading light, and it was a triumph if he made it to the second week of Wimbledon. I recall recall reading in the 90s that Bates drove a Porsche and wondering how it could be that such a lowly player would be so richly rewarded. I may not have known then that to be the world No. 54 on Bates' top ranked list, you would be in a very unusual firm.

OLIVER HOLT: On Tuesday, the second of the Great Ones walked into the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club media marquee. It's been around for a long time. Everybody knows him. Everybody who has seen him play knows he is a fan. Anybody who has watched him strike a ball and heard the way it sounds when it flies away from his club. It's often the best, with the special guests. People know that even before they have started their professional careers in earnest, they are still learning. When LeBron James was still a boy in high school, it was just the way he was. Venus Williams was the way to go. After Everton games, Wayne Rooney was still playing football in the streets with his mates. And it was just like that with Tiger Woods when he was still a student.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: It was one of those days when the All England Club would have been thanking their lucky stars for the roofs on Centre and Court No. 1. On Friday, there was not a single ball struck outside the courthouse, and in a bygone era that may have culminated in the men's final being postponed until Monday.

The guy who looks like Borg and plays like Federer is finally getting the hang of grass. Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 on Saturday, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 for his two-day epic against Andy Murray and into the final 16. The Greek has the flowing locks of Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer's flowing backhand, but he hasn't told their love affair with the lawns until recently.

The long blond hair of JAMES SHARPE. The headband is the headband. That two-handed backhand. The hordes of terrified teenage girls of Sweden were eager to break through the police escorts to point the finger at the handsome 17-year-old Ice Man. This summer, Borgmania debuted at Wimbledon and changed tennis for the first time. Bjorn Borg made his Wimbledon debut in 1973. It was his first year on the professional tour. "He was a celebrity before he ever won a match," Martina Navratilova said on the BBC documentary Gods of Tennis: He was a hero before he ever won a match.'

MATCH POINT: Most people tread closely on the subject of gender parity in tennis, but that hasn't stopped one-time Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett from venting into the minefield. The man with the walkie-talkie on Centre Court has a few recommendations, which he discusses in the book in which he was stuck in Australia during lockout. Jartt, who oversaw the running of the grass-court Grand Slam from 2006-2009, has penned Championship Points, a book in which he takes the reader on a thrilling journey through a diverse career in which he has portrayed himself as both a player, coach, and high-ranking official.

ROLAND WHITE: Are they secret monarchists at Channel 4? You wouldn't expect so from the station's cheeky 'alternative' Christmas greeting or last month's alternative coronation coverage. However, Elizabeth Through A Lens (Ch4), the Red Arrows' television equivalent of bunting, street parties, and a fly-past, was on display last night. An interview with Paddington Bear was all that was missing. This was supposed to be about the late Queen's relationship with the camera lens in theory. 'Elizabeth II was without question the most photographed and well-filmed woman that ever lived,' one expert said.

Not even the sight of Ben Elton in a cheesy Borg wig and headband was enough to save the Queen tribute performance, which had to be postponed for 12 weeks last night. Well, it has been on the lottery for 12 years since its humble beginning in 2002 before going global. Well, Queen guitarist Brian May provided an electric solo accompanying Bohemian Rhapsody at the end. However, with tickets selling for about £100 a head and heading north to a whopping £150, theatre-goers can well afford more, especially at a cost of nearly three hours of their time. Editing, on the other hand, has never been a strong suit for Elton, a former motormouth actor, prolific Blackadder TV script writer, and author of 17 novels. We're immersed in a sometimes incomprehensible post-apocalypse schlock rock saga set in the sci-fi future, in which all music is strictly controlled by the 'Global-Soft' company, and yet everyone, virtually everywhere, bursts into song.

Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, 32, the disgraced tennis legend, 55, was seen on Tuesday on the island of Ibiza with his girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, 32. In the parking lot of a restaurant on the party island, the pair were photographed getting out of a modest Dacia Lodgy, which was ostensibly a hire car. According to reports, they are now on holiday in Spain, where they have been seen indulging in the local cuisine and spending quality time with each other, giving the most of Becker's newfound freedom since being released last year. Lilian was stranded by Becker after being sentenced to two years and a half for concealing £2.5 million in order to avoid paying his bills in April 2022.

Scrolling through the 61-year-old Dowager Countess of Shaftesbury's social media posts, you would never have guessed that this was a woman who paid for her husband's (right, the tenth Earl of Shaftesbury) to be murdered and left his body to be mauled by wild animals. Not for this former escort and Playboy model, but rather for one's quiet atonement for their sins. Despite her involvement in the murder of the husband from whom she derived the term, Jamila Ben M'Barek, as she was born, has a Facebook page announcing the French word for Countess. The name 'Jam_Borgia' appears on several of her Instagram profiles. There is no explanation as to why she picked the surname of one of history's most violent families, but below it are articles implying that 'life is fine' for Ben M'Barek, who was released from jail in 2016.'

For two decades Judith Keppel, a distant cousin of the Queen Consort, has been the nation's Queen of Quizzes, first as the inaugural winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Then as one of the original Eggheads, and then as one of the original Eggheads. Judith answers 60 of her most favorite fiendishly-hard Eggheads questions here. Can you crack them?

Roger Federer was never the competitor, admitting that his Team Europe's surprise loss at the Laver Cup had been a sting in the tail right up to the end. I don't like losing, but it doesn't make it exciting, it leaves a bad impression,' the Swiss legend said after a 13-8 defeat that saw his team lose this tournament for the first time in five editions. Federer will return shortly enough, and it is likely that in some capacity at next year's festival in Vancouver will be present. He denied that there are any immediate plans to take over as Europe captain, and Bjorn Borg said he will stay in the role for a year before stepping down.

One of the sport's most ferocious rivalries seems to have erupted into a love contest. Bjorn Borg, 66, and John McEnroe, 63, joined forces to recreate the scene from a game that had lost their fortunes four decades ago. They returned to Centre Court after being seated 25-year-old five times as a result of McEnroe's 1981 appearance.

The Swiss superstar announced his retirement from the sport earlier this month, and the O2 Arena's weekend will be his swansong. Federer was always going to be fit enough to play doubles for Team Europe after three major knee surgeries in recent years, and he had previously mentioned his desire to play alongside Nadal. Bjorn Borg, Team Europe's captain, has granted the 20-time grand slam champion his wishes, and he and Nadal, a 22-time major winner, will face Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock of Team World at about 9 p.m. on Friday.

The retiring tennis star is set to bring an end to his illustrious career in London, just down the river from where he claimed a record eight Wimbledon titles. Federer, on the other hand, is making the most of his last tournament appearances as he posed with fellow tennis players Novak Djokovic, Sir Andy Murray, Casper Rudd, Cameron Norrie, and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Federer captioned the image on social media: "Read to take on the World."

Anna Ermakova, Boris Becker's model, was seen frolicking in Monaco this week, but she is not the only relative of a former tennis great who is living the high life. The offspring of Eighties and Nineties heroes, including Ivan Lendl (centre), Jimmy Connors, and Noah Noah, all live glamorous lives that rival their thousands of social media followers. Emily (right), 31, of John McEnroe, is following in the footsteps of her actress mother Tatum O'Neal and pursuing a career in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Talia Graf (left), the niece of German-born player Steffi Graf, is making a name for herself in the fashion industry.