Leo Borg follows in his father’s footsteps at Roland Garros

Leo Borg (21 ° in the junior ranking), son of the six-time champion of the Roland Garros and tennis legend, Bjorn Borg, beat the German in the second round of the junior draw Max Hans Rehberg (48°) by 1-6, 7-6 (5) and 6-3, and reached the last 16 of the Parisian Youth Grand Slam.

The young Swede, barely 18 years old, gave this triumph to his father, who turned 65 on June 6, and enjoys seeing his son continue his own legacy.

Leo got his first victories at Roland Garros in this edition, he has already chained two wins in a row, and now he will have to face each other with the Chinese Juncheng Shang, third in the ITF youth ranking, and the main candidate to win the junior title.

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