https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Four decades after Swedish tennis legend Björn Borg won a fifth consecutive Wimbledon title, his 16-year-old son Leo Borg is reportedly set to make his debut at the tournament. https://www.thelocal.se/20190628/bjrn-borgs-son-leo-set-to-make-his-wimbledon-debut Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:07:31 +0200 bjrn-borgs-son-leo-set-to-make-his-wimbledon-debut Leo Borg, the 15-year-old son of tennis legend Björn Borg, looks to be following in his father's footsteps, claiming the Swedish under-16 outdoor tennis championship at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20180813/leo-borg-claims-junior-title-second-year-running-tennis Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:30:29 +0200 leo-borg-claims-junior-title-second-year-running-tennis Robin Söderling joked on Thursday that he's still waiting for Roger Federer to thank him for becoming the first man to beat Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros which allowed the Swiss to take the 2009 title. https://www.thelocal.se/20180607/federer-should-thank-me-for-beating-nadal-swedens-soderling-jokes Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:00:02 +0200 federer-should-thank-me-for-beating-nadal-swedens-soderling-jokes Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro won the Stockholm Open for the second year in a row on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20171023/tennis-del-potro-defends-stockholm-open-title-for-20th-career-crown Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:23:31 +0200 tennis-del-potro-defends-stockholm-open-title-for-20th-career-crown Swedish tennis legend Björn Borg has picked a player for his Team Europe facing John McEnroe's Team World at a tournament to be attended by some of the world's best tennis stars. https://www.thelocal.se/20170816/bjorn-borg-picks-another-ace-for-europe-vs-world-tennis-cup-tomas-berdych-john-mcenroe-laver-cup Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:21:26 +0200 bjorn-borg-picks-another-ace-for-europe-vs-world-tennis-cup-tomas-berdych-john-mcenroe-laver-cup The much-hyped forthcoming biopic of tennis legend Björn Borg is set to become the first Swedish film ever to open the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, it has been announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20170731/bjorn-borg-biopic-to-become-first-swedish-film-ever-to-open-prestigious-toronto-film-festival Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:48:20 +0200 bjorn-borg-biopic-to-become-first-swedish-film-ever-to-open-prestigious-toronto-film-festival Sweden's Robin Söderling has announced he is hanging up his tennis racket, more than four years since his last match. https://www.thelocal.se/20151223/swedish-star-officially-retires-from-tennis Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:05:10 +0100 swedish-star-officially-retires-from-tennis World number one and six-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has spoken about how an elbow injury forced her to pull out of the Swedish Open in Båstad at the last minute. https://www.thelocal.se/20150717/serena-williams-pulls-out-of-swedish-open-2015 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:54:04 +0200 serena-williams-pulls-out-of-swedish-open-2015 Swedish former tennis player Stefan Edberg will renew his rivalry with German Boris Becker at Wimbledon on Sunday, 24 years after their last clash and this time as coach to Swiss legend Roger Federer. https://www.thelocal.se/20140705/edberg-renews-becker-rivalry-on-centre-court Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:47:43 +0200 edberg-renews-becker-rivalry-on-centre-court Sweden's Robert Lindstedt celebrated wildly together with his Polish partner Lukasz Kubot on Saturday after winning a Grand Slam men's doubles title at their first attempt at the Australian Open. https://www.thelocal.se/20140125/swedens-lindstedt-and-polands-kubot-land-grand-slam-title Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:27:00 +0100 swedens-lindstedt-and-polands-kubot-land-grand-slam-title Former world number one Roger Federer has brought in 1980s Swedish tennis ace Stefan Edberg to be part of his coaching team for the new season describing him as his "childhood hero." https://www.thelocal.se/20131228/swedish-tennis-legend-edberg-to-coach-federer Sat, 28 Dec 2013 11:08:00 +0100 swedish-tennis-legend-edberg-to-coach-federer Our Swede of the Week is a tennis wunderkind who not only kept Sweden in the Davis Cups finals, but did so by bashing a Dane and despite being the youngest Swedish tournament player in 32 years. Meet 17-year-old Elias Ymer. https://www.thelocal.se/20131031/young-swede-nets-win-in-davis-cup-thriller Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:04:00 +0100 young-swede-nets-win-in-davis-cup-thriller Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria downed Spain's David Ferrer to claim the Stockholm Open men's singles title on Sunday. But it was Sweden's Princess Estelle who stole the show. https://www.thelocal.se/20131021/50914 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:59:00 +0200 50914 The ATP Stockholm Open hits the Swedish capital on Saturday with international players vying for a piece of the €530,000 ($718,000) pie. Will it be a local Swede who takes out this year's title? The Local chats to the tournament organizer to find out more. https://www.thelocal.se/20131011/50746 Fri, 11 Oct 2013 18:41:00 +0200 50746 World number one Serena Williams racked up her 51st win of the year on Sunday when she cruised past home player Johanna Larsson in the Swedish Open final. https://www.thelocal.se/20130722/49184 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:25:00 +0200 49184 24-year-old Swede Johanna Larsson, ranked 76th in the world, is set for a showdown with world number one Serena Williams in the final of the Swedish Open in Båstad on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130721/49178 Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:37:00 +0200 49178 World number one Serena Williams extended her unbeaten run on clay this season to 26 matches as she dismantled Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez 6-1, 6-1 and eased into the semi-finals of the Swedish Open on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130720/49170 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 09:11:00 +0200 49170 World number one Serena Williams survived a late second set hiccup to move into the quarter-finals of the Swedish Open with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Georgia's Anna Tatishvili. https://www.thelocal.se/20130719/49142 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:29:00 +0200 49142 Former world number one Mats Wilander has said that Andy Murray's Wimbledon title could open the floodgates for many more Grand Slam titles. https://www.thelocal.se/20130708/48928 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:40:00 +0200 48928 Robin Söderling, the former world number four sidelined by illness for nearly two years, has said that he still hopes to return to the tennis circuit. https://www.thelocal.se/20130614/48498 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:42:00 +0200 48498