Like father, like son: Leo Borg claims 1st ATP win

BASTAD, Sweden — Greater than 40 years later, there may be one other Borg on the checklist of ATP match winners.

Leo Borgthe son of 11-time Grand Slam champion Björn Borg, received a main-draw match on the ATP tour for the primary time on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old Borg put his arms on his hips and beamed broadly after sealing the win with an ace — on the primary of three match factors — to file a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory over Swedish compatriot Elias Ymer on the Nordea Open.

“It is loopy,” Borg mentioned after the match. “I’ve labored so arduous for this so a few years and a few day you get the outcomes.

“And at the moment I get a win and I am so proud of how I carried out and the way I used to be robust mentally and, yeah, so glad.”

Borg had misplaced his earlier two tour-level matches.