“I consider him in my family and try to give all my support,” Novak Djokovic hosts Boris Becker’s son and his girlfriend at Wimbledon
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Tennis legend Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half-year of prison time on account of fraud. Becker was imprisoned after being found guilty of hiding £2.5million worth of assets to avoid paying off debts after declaring bankruptcy and was sentenced a few months ago. Fellow tennis players expressed their sorrow for Becker and have extended support to his family.
Novak Djokovic, who has worked with Becker for many years also expresses his sorrow at that time and has been in constant touch with his family amidst this difficult time. Becker coached Djokovic for three years in which the Serb won 6 grand slams and 14 Masters titles. Their partnership is considered to be one of the best in tennis history.
At Wimbledon this week, Djokovic invited Becker’s son and his girlfriend to his box. They were seen in Djokovic’s box during both his first and second-round matches. In the post-match press conference after his match against Thanasi Kokkinakis, Djokovic spoke about how he tries to give his full support to Becker’s family and he considers Boris to be a member of his own family.
“I try to give them all my support since I consider Boris as someone in my family, someone I appreciate and love very much,” he said.
‘I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for his family’: Novak Djokovic
Djokovic revealed that he hasn’t communicated with Becker directly but knows his whereabouts through his circle. He expresses his happiness about Becker’s son, Noah coming to see his matches with his girlfriend.
“I have not communicated directly with him, but through his circle. I am very happy that his son Noah came to see me with his girlfriend in the first round and now also in the second,” Djokovic said.
Djokovic reminisced that he has spent a lot of moments together with Becker and despite cutting work, they always stayed in touch. “We have spent many moments together during those three years of collaboration, our relationship goes back even before that stage, after cutting our work we continue to keep in touch. It breaks my heart to see what is happening, I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for his family, they know they can count on me for whatever they need,” he said.
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