The Montevideo Challenger It has a great attraction both inside and outside the courts: the participation of Leo Borg and the stellar presence of his father Björn Borg, the legendary Swede that was number one in the world and eleven times Grand Slam champion.
The 19-year-old tennis player, actual 519° del ranking ATP, He has the unique accompaniment of his father and enjoys it beyond the games. ping pongfor example, is one of his passions: Leo and Björn challenged each other at one of the tables at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis facilities.
Björn and Leo Borg, in full challenge in ping pong.
Leo Borg goes through the best moment of his career and has just celebrated his first professional title: at the Sharm El Sheik Future defeated the Slovakian Bor Artnak in the final 3-6, 7-5 and 6-4.
Before that, he had also reached the final of another Future of 15 thousand dollars in prizes in Cairo (Egypt) and to the semi-finals in Kalmar (Sweden), Oran (Algeria) and Frederiksberg (Denmark).
The presence of Björn Borg, the Iceman, aroused a phenomenal attraction in Uruguay, after he personally requested a wild card for his son in the Montevideo tournament.
