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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

6-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker is now bankrupt

The 49-year-old Becker, who was born in Germany and lives in London.

LONDON: Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a British court after he failed to pay a long-standing debt. 

A lawyer for the six-time Grand Slam champion pleaded with a Bankruptcy Court registrar in London for a last chance to pay a debt that Becker has owed private bankers Arbuthnot Latham & Co. since 2015. 



The registrar, Christine Derrett, said there was a lack of credible evidence that his debt would be paid soon. She refused to adjourn the case for a further 28 days and announced a bankruptcy order. 

"One has the impression of a man with his head in the sand,'' said the registrar, who said she watched Becker play on Centre Court at Wimbledon. 

The 49-year-old Becker, who was born in Germany and lives in London, recently coached Novak Djokovic and has been a TV commentator .. 





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