A three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for flouting the terms of his bankruptcy.
Becker, 54, arrived at Southwark Crown Court on Friday wearing a Wimbledon tie and holding hands with his girlfriend, Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro.
The former world number one will serve half of his prison sentence, handed down by Judge Deborah Taylor, and will be eligible for release thereafter, Persecondnews.com gathered.
Becker appeared “shocked” as his sentence was announced and “struggled to pick up a bag that he’d brought into court with him”.
Sentencing the former sportsman, Ms Taylor said Becker had not shown remorse or acceptance of guilt.
She told Becker: “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.”
Becker was earlier this month found guilty of hiding £2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.
He had transferred hundred of thousands of pounds from his business account and failed to declare a property in his home town of Leimen, Germany.
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