Becker, 54, arrived at HMP Wandsworth on Friday, a Class B jail just 2.4 miles from Center Court, where he won three tennis titles after serving a 30-month sentence – of which he is likely to serve only half. – at Southwark Crown Court earlier in the day. A former prison warden said the embarrassed tennis star would become a good fitness instructor if he were interested in taking on a job while in prison.
Jerry Petherick told the Sun: “Gyms are very popular in prisons – it’s a job many inmates want.” But it is unlikely that Becker will be able to take on such a role any time soon. And the tennis star could only serve 10 months – and spend the rest of his sentence on an electronic tag – if officials decide to release him halfway through his term, according to The Mirror. The new inmates at Wandsworth Prison are forced to remain in the “induction wing” of the lockup for seven to ten days after their arrival due to ongoing restrictions on Covid. Becker can then be transferred to the general population, but new inmates should usually be in jail for at least six weeks, showing good behavior, before being considered for employee roles. Wandsworth is also a jail used to detain criminals who are later transferred to serve their sentences elsewhere, which means Becker is unlikely to serve his entire sentence there. Wimbledon champion Andy Murray also said he felt sorry for Becker, but added: “I do not think he should be treated badly for who you are or what you have achieved.” Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker could work as a prison fitness instructor after being sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for hiding και 2.5 million in assets and loans to avoid paying off his debts. Boris Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court on April 29, 2022 in London, England. Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts under his insolvency bankruptcy law in 2017. The main entrance to HMP Wandsworth, London, UK. HMP Wandsworth in South West London was built in 1851 and is one of the largest prisons in Western Europe. It has a capacity of about 1,500 detainees, but is known to be in poor condition and infected with rats. Boris, pictured at Wimbledon in June 1993, just 2.4 miles from his cell at Wandsworth Prison, was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors nearly 50 50m for an overpaying loan of more than 3 3m to his estate in Mallorca, Spain. Former Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker wins three Grand Slam titles at Center Court (Becker pictured at 17 in 1985) The former professional athlete was found to have hidden assets and loans worth 2.5 million pounds to avoid paying his debts and on Friday his sentence began, which must serve at least one year and three months. He was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors nearly 50 50 million for an unpaid loan of more than 3 3 million on his estate in Mallorca, Spain. He transferred about 0 390,000 from his business account to others, including those of his ex-wife Barbara Becker and his estranged wife Sharlely ‘Lilly’ Becker. Becker also failed to declare his σε 1m stake in a property in the German city of Lyman, hid a 700 700,000’s bank loan – worth 1, 1.1m in interest – and hid 75,000 shares in a technology company worth .000 66,000. pounds. The 54-year-old, who was sentenced to two years in prison with a suspension for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion of 1.4 million pounds in Germany in 2002, was found guilty on April 8 of four insolvency law offenses between June and October 2017. Each charge carried a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. On Friday afternoon, Judge Deborah Taylor sentenced six-time Grand Slam champion to 30 months in prison, of which he will serve at least half. Wandsworth Prison is a safe Class B prison that can accommodate over 1,500 inmates. In a recent review, the foundation was described as “fragmented, overpopulated and parasitically infected.” Friends and close contacts of the former tennis star reacted by worrying about his imprisonment, with his biographer wondering if he would “survive mentally” and a German TV star saying that he “should take responsibility” for his actions. Following Becker’s conviction, Christian Somers, who wrote a biography of the tennis legend, said he was worried about him. The 50-year-old told the German newspaper Bild last night: “Will he survive mentally, being in prison for a year and three months? “It’s really bad!” Joachim Llambi, star of the German TV series Just Dance, told the same newspaper: “I find it very sad. It is a legend in Germany. But the court found that something was not as it should be. “Then he has to take responsibility for that.” Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, said he was “broken” in the imprisonment of Becker, who was the former coach of the Serbian tennis star. Becker has remained a high-profile figure since stepping down through his career as a television expert and Djokovic’s successful coach for three years since December 2013. Novak Djokovic spoke of his grief over the imprisonment of former coach Boris Becker. The German has been Djokovic’s coach for a successful three years since December 2013 Andy Murray admits he “felt no emotion” for Boris Becker after being sentenced to prison Speaking to reporters in the Spanish capital ahead of Open Madrid, Djokovic said: “He just feels sorry for his heart. He is a friend, a long time friend, a coach for three, four years, someone I consider close in my life and has contributed a lot to my success in my career. “I am not going to go into details of the verdict, because I am not able to do that, but, as a friend of his, I am very sad for him. Not much you can say. “I just hope he gets through this period of being in prison and that when he gets out he can live his life – I do not know if we will use the word ‘normal’ because life is definitely changing for anyone who goes to prison, especially for for such a long time “. Andy Murray, on the other hand, remained more stoic on the subject, suggesting that he did not feel much sympathy for the three-time Wimbledon champion. In the eyes of the 34-year-old Scotsman, Becker must take responsibility for his actions. “I did not feel very emotional about it,” Murray said when asked about his reaction to the news. “You got the law and if you do that, I do not think you should get special treatment because of who you are or what you have achieved. Again, I’m sorry he is in this situation, but I also feel sorry for the people who are also affected by his decisions and what happened to them. I hope he is well and learns from his mistakes. “But I did not have a special feeling for that.”