Boris Becker

Three-time Wimbledon champion says prison experience left him 'shrewder and humbler', in German TV interview after deportation.

“Sometimes I even forgot to pick up my prize money.” After his sporting career was over, he had made the mistake of “wanting to live as I had before. He said he would not have survived had it not been for the support of his four children or his girlfriend, Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro. “I was never in it for the money,” he said. Addressing his financial issues and the crime of hiding his assets, Becker said he had failed to pay enough attention to money matters ever since he had begun earning from his tennis as a teenager in the 1980s. He said he spent every day in the three weeks between a jury finding him guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act, and his sentencing, visiting a church near his home in Knightsbridge where he prayed for a short jail term. Only twice did he mention his status as a tennis icon and the effect it may have had on his experience. He broke down again when he described his gratitude at getting a three-page letter from his rival and compatriot Michael Stich, who famously beat him in straight sets in the Wimbledon final of 1991. It added: “They are glad to get rid of any of the foreign prisoners they can by deporting them”. Had they known him it might have had an influence on their decision, he believed. A request by his former coach and agent Ion Tiriac was turned down three times for similar reasons, he said. He described experiencing a “sense of camaraderie like never before. They had intervened after an altercation with a fellow inmate, a convicted murderer, who Becker said had threatened to kill him.

Tennis duo Sue Barker and John McEnroe showed their support to three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker during his time behind bars.

Viewers also criticised commentator Andrew Castle after he declared his support for Becker during the BBC’s coverage of the Queen’s Clubs Championships, the traditional warmup tournament before Wimbledon. “The problem is everybody is kissing your a** and you don’t develop any self-esteem beyond the praise you get from winning.” The visit at HMP Huntercombe in Oxfordshire came 34 years after Becker knocked Cash out of Wimbledon in the men’s singles quarter finals. He needed support and his tennis buddies should be there," Cash said. [Boris Becker](/latest/boris-becker) may lost some fans during his time behind bars but he retained the support of BBC colleagues Sue Barker and John McEnroe. He’s one of the great players that has ever played the game, and I know it meant a lot to Boris. However, he received support from his peers, including former tennis stars Barker and McEnroe.

Former tennis superstar Boris Becker has opened up about his eight-month stay in a British prison, and added that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was blocked ...

"So I gave the names — but the governor said: 'Jurgen is not allowed to visit you, he is too well known. "I don't think it will be Germany. I don't know if I'll stay in Europe — perhaps Miami. Kyrgios, Djokovic battle for Wimbledon title](/sport/tennis/wimbledon/cringeworthy-bromance-nick-kyrgios-novak-djokovic-battle-for-wimbledon-title-8d43dd7e-104a-4e90-926c-07e13e977db4) [From Wimbledon teen prodigy to prison - the Boris Becker story](/sport/tennis/atp-tour/from-wimbledon-teen-prodigy-to-prison-the-boris-becker-story-61a4f6a0-3252-46e7-8b45-8970f3ac90ef) there were murderers, child abusers, drug dealers, every kind of criminal you can imagine". Becker said the traumatic saga had taught him lessons and prison was the last step on his path to becoming a "cleverer and humbler" man.

Boris Becker served eight months in prison in the UK after being sentenced to two and a half years for hiding assets he was supposed to reveal to creditors.

For this, the court in the UK gave Boris Becker a prison sentence of two and a half years. The UK authorities released him due to a lack of prison space in British jails, and luckily for Becker; he was immediately deported to Germany. Becker advised her to continue in life as she was very young, and she didn’t have to wait for him. The tennis icon was sentenced to two and half years in prison by a British court, of which he was made to serve eight months. The icon says that was the loneliest he ever felt. Becker says that while in prison, he was frightened but never cried.

The German tennis star served eight months of a 2 1/2-year sentence.

“The loneliest moment I’ve had in my life. “In prison, you are a nobody. “And they don’t give a s--- who you are. You are just a number. He couldn’t understand why I was so connected with Black prisoners.” Consequently, John threatened to hurt and sexually assault him.

German tennis legend Boris Becker said he was "shaking so bad" when an inmate tried to sexually assault him, while claiming another tried to kill him while ...

[GERMAN TENNIS LEGEND BORIS BECKER RELEASED FROM PRISON EARLY](https://www.foxnews.com/world/german-tennis-legend-boris-becker-released-prison-early) "I believe prison was good for me." However, he said that some of his friends inside the prison did manage to get three chocolate cakes for his birthday. [The New York Post](https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/boris-becker-says-inmate-tried-to-kill-him-while-in-prison/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=mail_app). Miami or Dubai will be the likely destinations. [German tennis](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/tennis) legend Boris Becker got into some details about being in jail, claiming that an inmate tried to kill him while he was serving his time.

An emotional three-time former Wimbledon champion gave an interview to German network Sat TV, days after he was released from a UK prison after serving eight ...

"I wasn't called Boris. I was a number. "You're nobody in prison," he continued. I wanted to look cool, to do a bit of a gangster. "You're just a number. I made the mistake of only taking black stuff with me.

Former tennis superstar Boris Becker revealed that he received "death threats" while in a UK prison and "feared showering with other inmates".

And he said that he would kill me if he didn't get it." During a 60-minute sit-down interview, a tearful Becker told German television station Sat.1: "I thought I would lose my life in Wandsworth. The 55-year-old said during his first interview since being freed that an inmate at lower-security HMP Wandsworth prison told him, "If I don't do this or that, he would kill me".

Former tennis icon Boris Becker held his first interview since being released from prison in the UK, as he was deported back to his homeland Germany.

"I wanted to look cool, so I had a hoodie, to look like a gangster for protection and a baseball cap,” Becker said. After spending eight months at HMP Huntercombe, Becker admitted that he learned a “hard lesson” before returning to Germany with his family. “They came at half past seven, unlocked themselves and asked, 'Are you ready?' I said: 'Let's go!' I had already packed everything." Upon his arrival at the prison, Becker admitted that he wanted to “look like a gangster” after taking several items with him in an attempt to boost his popularity at the facility. “When the cell door is slammed shut at 8.00pm, no one told me when it would open again and that's when your whole world collapses and you are alone with your thoughts. But, in the end, the next day he fell to his knees in front of me, apologised and kissed my hand and said he respected me. “Someone - a murderer I later found out - wanted my coat and he wanted money and he said he would kill me if he didn't get it. The first time Lilian [Becker’s girlfriend] came she said she was shocked at how I looked, although she only told me that later.” It was extremely dangerous and extremely dirty. I had two big concerns, one was a double cell, sharing a cell with someone who could attack you or threaten you and then the shower cubicles. [Wimbledon](/latest/wimbledon) champion over the years, but Becker revealed that the coach was unable to visit him due to safety concerns. Becker admitted that he thought he would have been killed in prison, as he claimed that several murderers told him that they were going to harm the tennis icon.

The retired tennis champion was released from HM Huntercombe last week and deported back to his home of Germany, and the Liverpool boss has now invited his long ...

We then spent a sensational evening in Wimbledon - we were on the same wavelength and had a lot of fun. The Liverpool boss has now shared his version of events, revealing that it was deemed a "security risk" for him to visit the former world No 1 in HM Huntercombe Prison, leaving them only able to communicate via phonecalls. Klopp also shared the contents of his phone calls with the three-time Wimbledon champion, explaining why it was important for him to keep supporting Becker during his time behind bars. The Liverpool manager is now hoping to see Becker at a game soon, though that could prove tough following reports that part of the German's terms of release do not allow him to return to Britain for ten years. "Boris is the great idol of my childhood and youth. The retired tennis champion was released from HM Huntercombe last week and deported back to his home of Germany, and the Liverpool boss has now invited his long-time friend to a Liverpool game after they were stopped from seeing each other.

Three-time Wimbledon champion Becker, 55, had asked bosses at HMP Huntercombe if the fellow German could be one of his approved visitors while he was ...

If Boris then wants to see a good football game, he's welcome to do so in Liverpool. It was just really important for me to support Boris and tell him that we won't let him down. But that's no longer important - what matters is that Boris is free again.' Due to different schedules, we stayed in touch afterwards.' I followed his entire career and was a huge fan. She knew that I really wanted to get to know him.

Former six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker admitted that serving time in prison was a very humbling experience. In April, German tennis legend Becker ...

The first time Lilian [Becker’s girlfriend] came she said she was shocked at how I looked, although she only told me that later," Becker said. But the prison staff had safety concerns regarding Klopp's visit so the Liverpool manager didn't get a chance to visit Becker. Becker is now a free man but he will never forget the prison loneliness and feeling "like a nobody." “We are good friends and I gave his name to the authorities but then they came back and said that he couldn’t come as he was too famous and they were concerned for his safety. And some things happen for a good reason. Former six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker admitted that serving time in prison was a very humbling experience.

Boris Becker's former colleagues have given their view on his possible return to tennis after the retired pro was released from prison.

He needed support and his tennis buddies should be there,” the 1987 Wimbledon champion said of his decision to visit Becker. Becker then gave a tell-all interview to Germany’s Sat.1 station in which he admitted his time in prison gave him a new outlook, and Becker’s tennis colleagues have now sent the German a message about their hopes for his future. Becker was released from prison last Thursday and deported back to Germany after serving eight months of his two-and-a-half year sentence under a fast-track scheme that allows foreign criminals to be deported in an effort to relieve pressure on British prisons.

Where do you think Boris Becker ranks among the greats of men's tennis? Let us know in the comments section. "Unfortunately I couldn't visit him because according to the authorities I would have been a security risk if ...

"If Boris then wants to see a good football game, he's welcome to do so in Liverpool. [granted release from his UK imprisonment](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/breaking-boris-becker-freed-jail-28739051) on December 15 after serving eight months of a two-and-a-half-year sentence for tax evasion-related charges. He owed creditors more than £50m at the time, which included more than £3m from an unpaid loan on his Majorca estate. Although he tends to support other clubs." that no one believes what it's really like here,'" explained Klopp regarding his recommendation that Becker pens a new biography. In a recent "It was just particularly important to me to support Boris and to tell him that we won't let him down." But that’s no longer important either – what matters is that Boris is free again." And Klopp has since verified those claims, explaining that their communications were limited to phone calls during his confinement. "That's why it didn't work. [Bild](https://www.bild.de/sport/mehr-sport/tennis/juergen-klopp-verraet-daum-durfte-ich-boris-becker-nicht-im-gefaengnis-besuchen-82327274.bild.html). [appeared in a television interview](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/boris-becker-prison-interview-tennis-28781001) and said his 'good friend' was [prevented from paying him a visit](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/boris-becker-jurgen-klopp-liverpool-28783291).

Boris Becker recently left prison after serving eight months of a two-and-a-half-year sentence, and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was deemed too big a ...

"If Boris then wants to see a good football game, he's welcome to do so in Liverpool. [granted release from his UK imprisonment](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/breaking-boris-becker-freed-jail-28739051) on December 15 after serving eight months of a two-and-a-half-year sentence for tax evasion-related charges. He owed creditors more than £50m at the time, which included more than £3m from an unpaid loan on his Majorca estate. Although he tends to support other clubs." that no one believes what it's really like here,'" explained Klopp regarding his recommendation that Becker pens a new biography. In a recent "It was just particularly important to me to support Boris and to tell him that we won't let him down." But that’s no longer important either – what matters is that Boris is free again." And Klopp has since verified those claims, explaining that their communications were limited to phone calls during his confinement. "That's why it didn't work. [Bild](https://www.bild.de/sport/mehr-sport/tennis/juergen-klopp-verraet-daum-durfte-ich-boris-becker-nicht-im-gefaengnis-besuchen-82327274.bild.html). [appeared in a television interview](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/boris-becker-prison-interview-tennis-28781001) and said his 'good friend' was [prevented from paying him a visit](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/boris-becker-jurgen-klopp-liverpool-28783291).