Boris Becker, 54, is currently serving a 2.5-year prison sentence for environmental crimes.
Now comes the next setback:
According to The Mirror, the tennis icon faces deportation from the UK upon his release.
At the end of April, the six-time Grand Slam champion was sentenced Boris Becker He was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for concealing assets related to his personal bankruptcy in 2017.
When the verdict was passed, the German tennis icon was taken to the dreaded Wandsworth Prison, notorious for its harsh climate.
A few weeks later he was transferred to HMP Huntercombe.
It was good and bad.
can be migrated
HMP Huntercombe is described as a facility with more tolerable conditions for prisoners, but also a facility for foreign nationals awaiting deportation.
According to The Mirror, Boris Becker could face the same fate.
A source within the Ministry of the Interior confirmed to the newspaper that Baker faces the risk of deportation, “the second of his release.”
Lived in England for ten years
The 54-year-old has been living in the UK since 2012, but does not hold British citizenship.
By law, the UK has the right to deport aliens who have served a prison sentence of 12 months or more.
The Express writes that a source within the Home Office confirms that this is a possible scenario for Boris Becker as well.
In this case, the tennis icon will not be able to visit Wimbledon, and by all accounts will not be able to continue working as an expert on English television, as he has for many years.