{"id":1185631,"date":"2020-06-22T22:10:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T02:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1185631"},"modified":"2023-07-04T15:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T19:56:25","slug":"why-did-bjorn-borg-retire-so-early-in-his-tennis-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/why-did-bjorn-borg-retire-so-early-in-his-tennis-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Bj\u00f6rn Borg Retire So Early in His Tennis Career?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bj\u00f6rn Borg<\/a> emerged on the international tennis stage in 1972. The Swede won both of his singles matches at the Davis Cup, immediately turning heads. The momentum propelled Borg up the ranks quickly as tennis's next great star<\/a>. After nine years, one of the best tennis players of his era had enough. The 26-year-old retired even faster<\/a> than he arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With almost no explanation except for cryptic comments over the years, Borg wouldn't appear with a racket in his hand again until he was 35. Let's explore his career, and try to piece together why this Swedish tennis hero gave it all up in his prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6rn Borg's career-defining rivalry with John McEnroe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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