Historic moment as son of Bjorn Borg, Leo Borg gets first ever ATP main draw win at Bastad Open

Young Leo Borg registered his first-ever win in the ATP main draw as he defeated fellow countryman Elias Ymer in the Swedish Open round of 32 Elias Ymer on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old secured the win in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-3 in Bastad.

The victory will be remembered by tennis lovers as Leo is the son of the former world number one Bjorn Borg.

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The 67-year-old finished his career as one of the greatest players to have played in men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won 15 Grand Slam titles.

His most successful competition was the French Open where he emerged victorious six times — 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981.

Other than that, he also won five Wimbledon and four US Open titles in his illustrious career.

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In the Australian Open, Bjorn only played once — in the 1974 edition — where he was knocked out from the third round.

His son Leo will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of his father and become one of the best of his generation. He will now face the winner of the clash between Sebastian Baez and Federico Coria.

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First ATP win for Leo Borg... and it's on clay 🧡 In the footsteps of his father, six-time Roland-Garros champion ? 👀

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