Overview

• In a new BBC interview, the 57-year-old says his 1985 breakthrough set impossible expectations that distorted his career and life.
• He remains Wimbledon’s youngest men’s singles champion after beating Kevin Curren at 17 years, seven months and 15 days.
• Becker ultimately collected six Grand Slam titles and later coached Novak Djokovic from 2013 to 2016 during a run that brought Djokovic six majors.
• His legal downfall involved concealing about £2.5m in assets during bankruptcy, resulting in a 2.5-year sentence, eight months served in UK prisons, and deportation.
• He recalls watching Djokovic’s 2022 Wimbledon victory on a prison TV and says early wealth and a lack of boundaries fueled mistakes he now accepts responsibility for.