Born in Leimen, West Germany, in 1967, Becker was thrust into the world of tennis when he was still a toddler. Above: The star holding the Wimbledon trophy aloft at the age of 17 in 1985.
The 54-year-old former world number one tennis player was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors almost £50million over an unpaid loan of more than £3million on his estate in Mallorca.
Christian Schommers, who wrote a biography on tennis legend Boris Becker, said: Will he survive mentally, being in prison for a year and three months? It s really, really bad!
The prospect of jail appeared to weigh heavy on the former tennis star, who looked downcast as he walked through London wearing a grey hoodie, brown coat and a baseball cap.
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