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|July 08, 2023
How Boris Becker went from Wimbledon champion to Wandsworth Prison…
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Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall
From Thu 13 July, ITVX
In the summer of 1985, a 17-year-old Boris Becker made history when he became the youngest champion in Wimbledon’s illustrious history.
It was a victory that sparked a spectacular tennis career that saw the German become World No.1 and win six Grand Slam titles. But few people could have foreseen how Becker’s life would slowly unravel in the years after he hung up his racquet in 1999.
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