After his release from prison, Boris Becker also wants to get involved in tennis again – whether for the German Tennis Association or in another function is still open.
After his release from prison, Boris Becker also wants to get involved in tennis again – whether for the German Tennis Association or in another function is still open.
“I still have to sort myself out a bit. In fact, I also have offers. I have to find my way around first before I take on responsibility and work,” said the German tennis icon at the presentation of an advertising deal with online window mailing in Berlin . When he attended the Davis Cup game against Switzerland in February, “everything was very positive,” said the 55-year-old.
Shortly before Christmas, Becker was released after 231 days behind bars in England due to a special regulation for foreign prisoners. Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in London at the end of April 2022 because he had concealed assets worth millions from his insolvency administrators. Becker has to cede part of his income to the insolvency administrator.
Becker had already worked as Head of Men’s Tennis at the DTB from 2017 to 2020. Before that, after the end of his active career as a player, he had also been the coach of today’s record Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic.
Former top German player Tommy Haas spoke out in favor of Becker’s involvement in German tennis. “I’m looking forward to seeing him again and chatting with him and hearing how it went and what’s new and how he would like to get involved in German tennis,” Haas told the German Press Agency at the Masters Tournament in Indian Wells
Source: Stern
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