In her explosive 2015 autobiography, Italian singer Loredana Bertè made startling allegations against her former husband, tennis legend Björn Borg. The former Grand Slam champion, known for his ice-cold demeanor on the court, is painted in a radically different light in Bertè’s account of their tumultuous four-year marriage.
Bertè, known for her flamboyant personality and bold career in the Italian music scene, didn’t hold back in describing what she claimed went on behind closed doors during their time together. She alleged that Borg would frequently indulge in wild parties, some of which reportedly involved hiring sex workers en masse. In one particularly disturbing recollection, Bertè wrote that Borg once rented out an entire floor of a hotel and “filled it with prostitutes.”
“It made me sick,” Bertè wrote, recalling how her then-husband allegedly called the hotel reception to request “very whorish girls.” According to her account, Borg even tried to pressure her into participating in one of his infamous parties.
The couple were married from 1989 to 1993, a period during which Borg had already retired from professional tennis. This was his second marriage following his split from Swedish model Jannike Björling. In 2002, Borg married Patricia Östfeld, with whom he has a son, Leo Borg, currently making waves on the ATP Tour as a rising tennis star.
While the claims made in Bertè’s autobiography have stirred significant attention, Borg has not publicly responded to the allegations. The revelations, if true, offer a stark contrast to the image of the calm, collected athlete who dominated tennis courts in the 1970s and early 1980s.
As always with tell-all memoirs, especially involving public figures, the line between personal grievance and objective truth can be hard to define. But one thing is certain — the story has added yet another controversial layer to the legacy of one of tennis’s most enigmatic icons.
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