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Out of prison, ex-tennis star Boris Becker to coach Danish player Holger Rune

Sports News // 6 months ago

Out of prison, ex-tennis star Boris Becker to coach Danish player Holger Rune

Tennis great Boris Becker, who spent eight months in prison last year for hiding money and assets to avoid paying bankruptcy debts, will coach Holger Rune for the rest of the season, he announced Thursday on Instagram.

Former tennis champion Boris Becker freed from prison, faces deportation

World News // 1 year ago

Former tennis champion Boris Becker freed from prison, faces deportation

Former tennis champion Boris Becker was released from prison Thursday after serving 8 months of a two-and-a-half year sentence for financial fraud in a bankruptcy filing. Becker is expected to be deported from Britain.

German man earns world record with collection of 1,519 rotating puzzles

Odd News // 1 year ago

German man earns world record with collection of 1,519 rotating puzzles

A German man with a love of Rubik's cubes earned a Guinness World Record for his collection of 1,519 rotating puzzles.

Tennis champ Boris Becker transferred to British prison for foreign nationals

World News // 1 year ago

Tennis champ Boris Becker transferred to British prison for foreign nationals

Former German tennis champion Boris Becker has been transferred to a prison housing foreign nationals in Britain, an indication he may be deported.

Former German tennis star Boris Becker could be deported from Britain

World News // 1 year ago

Former German tennis star Boris Becker could be deported from Britain

Former German tennis star Boris Becker could be deported from Britain in the wake of his conviction for violating the Insolvency Act.

Tennis great Boris Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison on bankruptcy charges

World News // 2 years ago

Tennis great Boris Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison on bankruptcy charges

A British judge on Friday handed former Wimbledon champion and tennis great Boris Becker more than two years in prison for hiding money and assets after he declared bankruptcy.

Jack Sock ends U.S. drought with ATP Finals win vs. Marin Cilic

Sports News // 6 years ago

Jack Sock ends U.S. drought with ATP Finals win vs. Marin Cilic

Jack Sock became the first American to win a match at the Nitto ATP Finals in 10 years when he outlasted fifth-seeded Marin Cilic on Tuesday in pool play at London.

Andre Agassi to coach Novak Djokovic at French Open

Tennis // 6 years ago

Andre Agassi to coach Novak Djokovic at French Open

Novak Djokovic has experienced a decline this season and he has decided to team up with tennis legend Andre Agassi to see if he can regain his form.

Novak Djokovic dumps coach Boris Becker

Tennis // 7 years ago

Novak Djokovic dumps coach Boris Becker

Six grand slam titles doesn't help job security when you are coaching the world's No. 2 male tennis player.

The Almanac

Top News // 7 years ago

On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy, 46, in the third year of his first term, was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.

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There were planum pills against insomnia, some other pills against pain and against loneliness, there were women, whisky or both
Boris Becker comes clean on booze, drugs Nov 05, 2003

This was my nicest victory because I like playing in Germany
Haas wins Masters Series at Stuttgart Oct 21, 2001

Germany (from 1990)

Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. Tennis Magazine put Becker in 18th place on its list of the 40 greatest tennis players from 1965 to 2005. Since he retired from the professional tour, media work and his personal life have kept him in the headlines.

Becker was born in Leimen, West Germany, the only son of Elvira (née Pisch), who was raised in Czechoslovakia, and Karl-Heinz Becker. Becker was raised Catholic. His father, an architect, built the tennis centre (Blau-Weiss Tennisklub) in Leimen, where Boris learned the game. Boris turned professional in 1984 and won his first professional doubles title that year in Munich.

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