Disgraced former tennis famous person Boris Becker was due again in Germany on Thursday after being deported following his launch from a British jail the place he served a sentence referring to his 2017 chapter, his lawyer mentioned. The 55-year-old German six-time Grand Slam champion “was released from custody in England and has left for Germany today,” his Berlin-based lawyer Christian-Oliver Moser mentioned in a press release. He added Becker has “served his sentence and is not subject to any penal restrictions in Germany”.

Moser declined to offer data on the place Becker would arrive and mentioned any requests for interviews “will not be answered”. However information journal Der Spiegel reported that Becker landed in Munich within the afternoon on a chartered non-public aircraft.

German nationwide Becker was jailed for 2 and a half years in April for flouting insolvency guidelines by hiding GBP 2.5 million ($3.1 million) of belongings and loans to keep away from paying money owed. He had been declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing collectors GBP 50 million over an unpaid mortgage of greater than GBP 3 million on his property on the Spanish island of Majorca.

A decide at Southwark Crown Court in south London instructed Becker, who has lived within the UK since 2012, that he would serve half of his sentence in jail. However he was launched on Thursday morning. Becker was initially reported to have been held at Wandsworth Prison in southwest London, close to the All England Club at Wimbledon the place he gained three titles.

He was then transferred to the lower-security Huntercombe jail close to Oxford, southern England, for international criminals awaiting deportation. Becker certified for removing as he isn’t a British citizen and obtained a custodial sentence of greater than 12 months.

The Sun newspaper on Tuesday mentioned Becker’s mom Elvira, 87, instructed a pal that her son’s launch from jail was “the best Christmas present I could hope for”. “I cannot wait to hold my beloved son in my arms,” she was quoted as saying. Media studies urged he would stick with mates in Frankfurt.

Downfall

During his trial, Becker recounted how his profession earnings had been swallowed up by a pricey divorce from his first spouse Barbara, little one upkeep funds and costly life-style.

He mentioned he was “shocked” and “embarrassed” when he was declared bankrupt and had relied on advisers to handle his life outdoors tennis. But he insisted he had cooperated with trustees attempting to safe his belongings.

Judge Deborah Taylor disagreed, telling him he had proven no regret or acceptance of his guilt. “You… have sought to distance yourself from your offending and your bankruptcy. While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility,” she mentioned.

Becker, with a shock of strawberry-blond hair, shook up the tennis world in 1985 when he grew to become Wimbledon’s youngest males’s singles champion at 17. Nicknamed “Boom Boom” Becker for his ferocious serve, he repeated the feat the next yr and gained a 3rd title in 1989.

He additionally gained the Australian Open twice and the US Open throughout his glittering profession, changing into the top-ranked participant on the earth in 1991. He landed a high-profile commentary position with the BBC after his retirement, however returned to the courtroom in 2013 teaching Novak Djokovic.

On Wednesday, excerpts had been launched of a brand new Apple TV+ documentary on Becker from the time main as much as his very public downfall. Just earlier than he was sentenced, an emotional Becker admitted he had hit all-time low. “I don’t know what to make of it,” he mentioned.

But added: “I will face it. I’m not going to hide or run away. I will accept whatever sentence I’m going to get.”

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