TENNIS legend Bjorn Borg has opened up on his struggles after his shock retirement at the age of 26.

The now-69-year-old won Wimbledon five times in a row between 1976 and 1980.

The supercool Swede - dubbed “The Ice Borg” - was famed for his impassive style on the court.

But the sudden end of his stellar career heralded a disastrous spiral into addiction to cocaine, pills and booze.

Borg had previously admitted trying cocaine once but has now revealed rampant drug abuse which led to serious meltdowns.

He describes in a new book out today that his then wife, Loredana Bertè struggled to revive him and his stomach was pumped after he was found lifeless after a night of partying.

In his new autobiography "Heartbeats" the icon said: "The first time I tried cocaine, I got as big a kick a

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