Bad prospects for tennis legend
What Boris Becker expects following his prison sentence
Can he never set foot on the sacred turf at Wimbledon once more? Boris Becker is threatened with deportation from Great Britain following his imprisonment. A statement by the Ministry of the Interior leaves no doubt regarding that.
According to the Hungarian portal Blikk, which cites sources directly from London’s Wandsworth prison, Boris Becker, who is imprisoned there, will be permanently deported from Great Britain following his release. Due to his debts and a delay in bankruptcy, Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on April 29.
It is unlikely that the three-time Wimbledon champion will ever be allowed to enter the UK once he has served his sentence. “Any foreign national who has been sentenced to prison for a criminal offense will be deported at the earliest opportunity,” said an Interior Ministry spokeswoman. In plain language: The former number one in the world has to get out of the country as soon as he can leave prison. And he is no longer allowed to enter.
The 54-year-old German will probably no longer appear as a Sky expert on British television, where he has worked for many years. He will also no longer be allowed to set foot on the sacred Wimbledon lawn, which was once considered his living room. At least not as long as the country expulsion remains valid.
There is also information regarding how Becker is doing in prison. He is said to spend most of his time playing table tennis and tutoring some of his fellow inmates. He is a model inmate and has had no problems so far.
Becker’s deep fall was also commented on by three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe. «Boris is my friend. It’s just terrible what happened to him.” The American said he was one of the greatest tennis players of all time and he didn’t deserve it. (Source: Look)
