He spoke to the then Echo writer Vivienne Southwood ahead of playing Britain’s Roger Taylor in the quarter-finals, about the sport and dealing with the hordes of female fans.

He commented on the crowds of ‘teenyboppers’ who were following him everywhere he went.

Bjorn said: “It can be a little difficult.It is when you want to concentrate that it is so hard, but it is good at the same time.

“I do a good point and they clap. I like that but when they chat in the background that is not so good.”

The female teen tennis fans in England at the time made an impression on Bjorn.

He said: “I’ve never known anything like it, they’re not so bad in Sweden.” His coach said he had high hopes for the rising star, and so did Bjorn himself.

Bjorn said: “I don’t know how well I will do in this Wimbledon but I expect to be a champion in four or five years.”

The article stated: “Everywhere Bjorn goes officials mutter and curse. because of the fuss caused.

“It’s incredible getting him out of here,” said one girl at Wimbledon. “He gets bundled into a car quickly and whisked straight away.”

“Extra police stand around looking bored silly by it all. Everyone over 25 finds it incredible that an English institution should be disrupted by a 17-year-old, Swedish at that.”

Bjorn did not win against Taylor in the quarter-finals but he left an indelible mark on the sport in the seven years he played.

The 11-time major singles champion, who retired aged 26, won six French Open championships and four consecutively (1978-81).

He won six straight Wimbledon championships (1881- 1886), capturing five consecutive titles from 1976 to 1980.

His five-set marathon victory over John McEnroe in 1980 is considered one of the greatest tennis matches in history. Borg’s five titles at Wimbledon are the third highest in history behind Roger Federer (eight titles) and Pete Sampras (seven titles).

The press cutting was taken from the Rayleigh Museum archive.