HAMBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 22: Boris Becker, Head of Men's Tennis Germany is giving a press conference during Round One of the Hamburg European Open 2020at Rothenbaum on September 22, 2020 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Scheuber/Getty Images for matchmaker)
Boris Becker has got a job in prison. He is the classroom assistant in HMP Huntercombe prison.
54-year-old Boris Becker is imparting knowledge to fellow prisoners about the importance and benefit of exercise and diet. Becker has been sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment by a London Court for hiding hundreds of pounds of assets after declaring he was bankrupt. The case was based on Becker’s bankruptcy in June 2017 resulting from an unpaid loan in excess of £3m on his luxury estate in Mallorca, Spain. He was found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act: Removal of property, two counts of failing to disclose estate, and concealing debt.
The London Court found Since he retired in 1999, Boris Becker has struggled with his finances. However, his fans would never have imagined him landing up in jail one day.
The six-time Grand Slam champion was also convicted of failing to declare a property in Germany and hiding an €825,000 bank loan and shares in a tech firm.
As per Insidesport, Boris Becker was given permission to watch the Serbian legend win his fourth Wimbledon title in a row.
The legendary former tennis player watched the Gentlemen’s Wimbledon final while in jail. Novak Djokovic defeated Nick Kyrgios in a four-set affair.
Nick Kyrgios won the first set. However, the experienced campaigner managed to come back strongly to win his 21st Grand Slam title. It is interesting to note that Becker coached Djokovic between 2014 and 2016.
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