Former tennis star Boris Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for concealing assets and loans of more than $ 3 million when he declared bankruptcy. The 54-year-old was convicted of four counts of violating insolvency law and faces up to seven years in prison. According to BBC Sports’ Natalie Pirks, he is expected to serve half of his sentence in prison. Becker has won six Grand Slam tournaments as a player, including three Wimbledon titles. He became the youngest men’s singles champion in 1985 when he won the Wimbledon at the age of 17. After his career as a player, he spent time coaching Novak Djokovic as well as a commentator on the BBC. In 2017, Becker was declared bankrupt for an unpaid loan of about 4.6 million euros ($ 5 million) by a private bank. He was later found to have secretly transferred significant amounts of money from his business accounts to other private accounts, including Barbara’s ex-wife and Sharlely’s estranged wife. He also did not disclose a loan of 825,000 euros, his shares in a technology company and a share in a property in Germany. Becker had previously been convicted of tax evasion and attempted tax evasion in Germany in 2002, but his two-year sentence was suspended.
