Former tennis player Boris Becker entered prison on April 29, 2022, where he spent eight months after being sentenced in London to two and a half years in prison. On charges of concealing assets and loans worth 2.5 million pounds to avoid debt. The German now recalls a gesture Novak Djokovic made to his family during that period in an interview Guardian.
Becker, who was the Serbian tennis player’s coach between 2013 and 2016, watched Djokovic win Wimbledon that year from prison. But his family was able to see him live.
Nol reserved two seats in it boxes The wife of the German tennis player and his eldest son. “This is what I call true friendship, They don’t forget you. “I will always be grateful to Novak for that special moment,” recalls Becker, who helped the Serb win six of his 24 Grand Slams.
The Balkans managed to win Nick Kyrgios in a four-set final (4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6). It is a tournament that the former German tennis player succeeded in winning three times, in 1985, 1986 and 1989.
Becker also spoke about this on another occasion in an interview on BBC Sport: “I was rooting for Djokovic and watched his win over Nick Kyrgios. It was very inspiring and emotional for me. It put me in the right perspective when To see that Novak was there and that I was in one of the worst prisons in the world.