it is very complicated Boris Becker. He has four match points against and only a miracle could get him out of jail. Yes, oddly enough, the German, one of the most controversial personalities in tennis history, could be sentenced to prison after he was convicted by a London jury guilty on Friday of Keep assets when you file bankruptcy in 2017.

Becker, 54, who has lived in the UK since 2012 and works as a sports commentator for the BBC, ensured that the 50 million dollars he had earned in the courts were gone to an expensive divorce from her first husband, child support, and an “expensive lifestyle”.

Winner of six Grand Slam tournaments, the former world number one has been tried since March 21 in London for facts related to his personal bankruptcy, linked to a loan of 3.5 million euros (about 3.8 million dollars). ) granted by a private bank to finance a luxury property in Mallorca.

At the time of his bankruptcy in June 2017, the player, that won 49 titles in 16 years of athletic careerhas debts estimated at 50 million pounds (about 65 million dollars at current exchange rates).

He was charged with 24 counts of concealment of assets and was found guilty by a jury in south London on four, including theft of assets, non-disclosure of assets and hiding debt.

He was also convicted of not declaring property in Germany and hiding 825,000 euros of bank debt and shares in artificial intelligence technology company Breaking Data Corp.

The judge released him on parole on bail and fHe set April 29 for the announcement of his sentence, which could be up to seven years in prison for each case..

The jury acquitted him of 20 counts.which includes failing to deliver nine trophies and medals to his creditors, including three Wimbledon trophies, two Australian Open trophies and his 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medal.

The world’s first racket in 1991, Becker said during the trial that some of his prizes were gone and made sure he would give them away if he knew where they were.

Neither was held against him the allegation of not declaring a second property in Germany, as well as interests in the London flat occupied by his daughter Anna Ermakova.

During the trial, the prosecution claimed that Becker collected 1.13 million euros ($ 1.22 million) from the sale of a Mercedes car dealership he owned in Germany, which he paid into a professional bank account he used as his “piggy bank.” “staff with to pay for expensive purchases and school fees for their children.

a tennis star

Becker exploded on tour at just 17 in 1985 when he became the youngest Wimbledon singles champion, quickly adopted by the public as their favorite player for his dynamic play and youthful enthusiasm.

His fierce service earned him the nicknames “Baby Boom Boom” and “Der Bomber”.

A year later, he successfully defended his Wimbledon title, defeating world number one Ivan Lendl in the final.

In 1989, he won Wimbledon for the third time and claimed his first US Open title.

Becker’s downfall

But after climbing to number one in the world two years later, he began his decline: prone to emotional outbursts, he often loses fights he can afford and is fined for breaking his racket, showing fickle personality that tormented him. to stay in the game. top of tennis

He lifted his last Grand Slam title at the 1996 Australian Open before retiring three years later.

He then coached Novak Djokovic from 2013 to 2016, helping the Serb break the dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

But his private life was chaotic, with marital breakdowns and a bizarre incident in which he claimed to be the Central African Republic’s representative for sport, culture and humanitarian affairs in the European Union.

In 2002, a court in the German city of Munich sentenced him to a two-year suspended sentence and a fine of 300,000 euros ($ 330,000) for tax evasion of approximately 1.7 million euros.

Source: AFP