Boris Becker’s fate for the 2023 Wimbledon sealed months after being deported from the UK

Boris Becker tells about still unknown facets of his life in a new documentary.


Boris Becker’s fate for the 2023 Wimbledon sealed months after being deported from the UK

Boris Becker decides not to return to Wimbledon this summer

Boris Becker would not be coming to Wimbledon this year. This news was confirmed by him in an interview given to a leading British media channel. However, he also added that he will definitely love to come to The Championships in the future.

He missed last year’s event too as he was in prison. He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years jail term in April, 2022 for concealing lots of assets worth £2.5 million in order to avoid paying debts after filing for bankruptcy. Before being freed in December and deported from the UK, Becker was imprisoned for 231 days. He is currently living in Germany with his family.

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Boris Becker for many years was the part of BBC’s panel of commentators to cover Wimbledon. He did made his return on TV with EuroSport. He was part of their Australian Open coverage.

“I miss London, it is my favourite city in the world. I’ve been there for a long time. I’m going to miss Wimbledon this year. I have to take my time before I will be coming back,” he reportedly said according to the British newspaper The Express.

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A documentary based on life of Boris Becker is going to be released soon

Boris Becker (Image Credit: The Mirror)
Boris Becker (Image Credit: The Mirror)

Boris Becker is considered by many as one of the greats of the game. He won six Grand Slam singles titles in his illustrious career. He shot to fame when he won the 1985 Wimbledon gentleman’s singles title at the age of 17 years, becoming the youngest player to achieve this feat. However, his personal life was always surrounded with controversies.

A new tell-all documentary is going to be released soon on his life with the name ‘Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker’. He will talk about both his accomplishments and some of his worst periods in the documentary.

“I’m at my lowest point. There will be another story; this is not the end yet,“he was seen shedding tears in an excerpt of this video while speaking about his time in prison.

The documentary also features likes of John McEnroe and Novak Djokovic in the cameo role who will talk about the legacy of Boris Becker. The German had a successful coaching stint with the 22-time Grand Slam champion between from 2014 to 2016. The Serbian won 6 Major titles and 14 ATP 1000 titles during this time. Novak Djokovic also helped the family of the three-time Wimbledon champion when he was in jail.

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