Boris Becker

German tennis star Boris Becker, 55, has been freed from a British prison, the government said on Thursday, meaning he is now expected to be deported from ...

He went on to two win more Wimbledon titles. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Becker had denied all the charges in relation to the London court proceedings, saying he had cooperated with the bankruptcy proceedings - even offering up his wedding ring - and had relied on his advisers.

The former Wimbledon champion served eight months of a two and a half year prison sentence.

After being declared bankrupt, Becker was obliged to disclose his assets so that trustees could distribute the available funds. He also hid shares worth £75,000 in a tech firm and a bank loan estimated at £1.1million from creditors while also making £390,000 worth of payments from business account to nine other people. Becker, who has lived in the UK since 2012, was expected to serve half of his sentence behind bars but was released on Thursday morning and is due on a flight to be deported from the UK to Germany.

Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half-years in jail in August after being found guilty of four charges under the ...

[Novak Djokovic](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/novak-djokovic), whom Becker coached in a highly successful stint from 2014-2016, also came out in support of his former guru. The 55-year-old began his jail term at HM Prison Wandsworth before he was reportedly transferred to Huntercombe Prison in May. Becker, who has lived in the UK since 2012, had been expected to serve half of his sentence, but was sensationally released on Thursday morning. [both John McEnroe and Sue Barker opted to pay tribute](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/becker-mcenroe-barker-wimbledon-bbc-27340803) to their former [BBC](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bbc) colleague during the Centre Court anniversary celebrations. After being found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act, [Wimbledon](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/wimbledon) champion [Boris Becke](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/boris-becker)r was freed from jail today and will be deported from the UK, according to PA news agency.

Becker is set to be sent back to his home country of Germany after serving a little over a quarter of his sentence,

(I will) accept whatever sentence I'm going to get. He did not give any more details about where Becker is in Germany. In 2002, he was also convicted of tax evasion and attempted tax evasion in Germany. He was found guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands from his business account to others and failing to declare a property in his hometown in Germany. [Becker](https://news.sky.com/topic/boris-becker-6721) has "served his sentence and is not subject to any penal restrictions in Germany," his lawyer, Christian Oliver Moser, said in a statement. Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been released from a British jail and is now in his home country of Germany, his lawyer has said.

Alex Gibney and John Battsek two-parter charts the tumultuous life of imprisoned tennis icon.

Oscar-winning Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) and Battsek (Searching for Sugar Man) have been given special access to Becker, with the two-part docuseries exploring every aspect of his life. [to go alongside its acquisition](https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasting/apple-tv-announces-super-league-the-war-for-football/5177468.article) of feature-length doc on Formula 1 star Sir Lewis Hamilton. [This article was originally published on our sister site, Broadcast](https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/international/apple-tv-behind-boris-becker-doc/5177473.article). The untitled series, which Gibney and Battsek have been Alex Gibney and John Battsek two-parter charts the tumultuous life of imprisoned tennis icon Apple TV+ has emerged as the platform behind the high-profile Boris Becker series from doc giants Alex Gibney and John Battsek.

Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker is released from British prison and will now be deported back to Germany having been jailed earlier this year for ...

Becker was found guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds to other accounts, including that of his ex-wife and estranged wife, as well as failing to declare a property in Germany and hiding a bank loan worth almost £700,000 and shares in a tech firm. The 55-year-old three-time Wimbledon champion was jailed for two-and-a-half years in April for hiding £2.5m of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker is released from British prison and will now be deported back to Germany having been jailed earlier this year for hiding assets to avoid paying debts.

London (AP) -- British news agency Press Association reports that German tennis legend Boris Becker has been freed from prison after serving eight months of ...

In April, Becker was found guilty of four charges relating to his 2017 bankruptcy case under the Insolvency Act and was sentenced by Judge Deborah Taylor at ...

He was originally due to serve half his sentence in jail. Becker was released from a UK prison after serving just eight months of his sentence and had been due to be deported from the UK, PA Media reported on Thursday. [Boris Becker](http://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/tennis/boris-becker-jail-sentence-bankruptcy-spt-intl/index.html) has left for Germany after serving just eight months of his sentence in the UK, his lawyer said on Thursday, after UK media reported he had been released from custody and was due to be deported.

The three-time Wimbledon champion was jailed for two-and-a-half years in April.

The 55-year-old German, who has lived in the UK since 2012, was expected to serve half of his sentence behind bars but was released on Thursday morning and deported, the PA news agency understands. The flight was chartered by a friend, sources said, amid reports he was to be flown to Germany on a private jet. Boris Becker has been freed from prison and deported from the UK after serving eight months of his sentence.

The three-time Wimbledon champion was jailed for two-and-a-half years in April for hiding £2.5 million of assets and loans to avoid paying debts. The former ...

The 55-year-old German, who has lived in the UK since 2012, was expected to serve half of his sentence behind bars but was released on Thursday morning and deported, the PA news agency understands. The flight was chartered by a friend, sources said, amid reports he was to be flown to Germany on a private jet. Boris Becker has been freed from prison and deported from the UK after serving eight months of his sentence.

The 55-year-old German six-time Grand Slam champion has served a prison sentence linked to his 2017 bankruptcy.

“I don’t know what to make of it,” he said. I’m not going to hide or run away. have sought to distance yourself from your offending and your bankruptcy. While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility,” she said. However, he was released on Thursday morning. He said he was “shocked” and “embarrassed” when he was declared bankrupt and had relied on advisers to manage his life outside tennis.

The three-time Wimbledon champion was jailed for two-and-a-half years in April for hiding £2.5 million of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. The former ...

The 55-year-old German, who has lived in the UK since 2012, was expected to serve half of his sentence behind bars but was released on Thursday morning and deported, the PA news agency understands. The flight was chartered by a friend, sources said, amid reports he was to be flown to Germany on a private jet. Boris Becker has been freed from prison and deported from the UK after serving eight months of his sentence.

German national Becker was jailed for two and a half years in April for flouting insolvency rules by hiding £2.5 million ($3.1 million) of assets and loans ...

Unterföhring, December 16th, 2022. Boris Becker speaks about his time in prison. Shortly after returning to his home country, the German tennis legend will ...

SAT.1 will conduct the interview in German and English. SAT.1 will not talk about Boris Becker but with him. What did Boris Becker learn during his time in prison? Boris Becker will answer. Boris Becker”. Boris Becker speaks about his time in prison.