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Bjorn Again

11:30 AM EDT on July 21, 2023

By Giri Nathan

Back in 2018, I was charmed by how little reverence a 15-year-old Leo Borg, then one of the best tennis prospects in Sweden, had for his dad, Bjorn. As detailed in a New York Times profile, Leo just couldn’t be bothered to dust off those old VHS tapes:

When asked if he had ever seen one of his father’s matches, Leo shrugged.