Overview

• Boris Becker stated that winning Wimbledon at age 17 contributed to later personal and health struggles, suggesting it would have been better to win at 21 or 22.
• The three-time Wimbledon champion described the tournament as feeling like 'Christmas' and a place that always felt like home as an athlete.
• Becker highlighted his role, alongside Steffi Graf, in sparking a tennis boom in Germany 40 years ago, but lamented the lack of recognition for his achievements in his home country.
• Following financial and legal troubles, including a 2022 UK prison sentence for insolvency offenses, Becker has rebuilt his career as a tennis expert in Milan, where he lives with his wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro.
• He recently criticized the Deutscher Tennis Bund for technical shortcomings and a lack of commitment among young German players, advocating for structural reforms to revive German tennis.