Boris Becker: He celebrates for 40 years of Wimbledon victory on vacation

It was July 7, 1985 when a 17-year-old redhead from Leimen changed the tennis world forever. Exactly 40 years later, Boris Becker (57) celebrates this historical moment in Portofino, Italy. On vacation he celebrates the anniversary of his legendary Wimbledon triumph together with his pregnant wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro (35).

“I celebrate my 40th Wimbledon anniversary in Portofino,” writes Becker. The recordings show the couple on vacation on the Italian Riviera: Together they pose in a fantastic backdrop in the pool, stroll through the city and sit on the balcony or at dinner. A photo shows Becker’s anniversary table: In addition to a bouquet of flowers and a tennis cap, there is also a framed picture of his first Wimbledon victory. “Grateful. Everything is good in Italy,” the athlete continues to comment on his mail.

Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro also presents your baby bump in several photos in a swimsuit or in figure -hugging holiday look. It was only last week that Boris Becker announced that his wife was expecting her first child together. The baby is said to be born around Christmas, for the tennis legend it is the fifth child.

The first young talent with his third wife will also grow up in Italy: According to Becker’s prison for insolvency offenses in Great Britain and deportation to Germany in 2022, the couple now lived in Milan.

July 7, 1985 was a day for eternity. Boris Becker beat Kevin Curren (67), ten: 3, 6: 7, 7: 6, 6: 4, and became the first German to win Wimbledon. At the same time, he was the first unsettled winner and the latest champion ever – a record that he still holds today. Becker’s triumph triggered an unprecedented tennis euphoria in Germany, the victory of the teenager converted the Republic into a tennis country practically overnight.

Becker himself looks back on his first Wimbledon title with mixed feelings. “Wimbledon certainly promoted my sporting development. But my personal, human side was definitely slowed down,” he recalls. For success, sometimes to this day, he paid for his private life.