Overview

• Becker tells BBC Sport he would rather have won later, saying early success created relentless expectations that shaped his career and life after tennis.
• He remains Wimbledon’s youngest men’s singles champion, a record set in 1985 when he beat Kevin Curren as an unseeded 17-year-old.
• The former world No. 1 served eight months of a two-and-a-half-year sentence in the UK for hiding about £2.5 million in assets and loans during bankruptcy proceedings, then was deported.
• He recalls watching Novak Djokovic win the 2022 Wimbledon title on a prison television, saying the moment offered perspective.
• Becker is promoting an autobiography that describes his prison experience and underscores his focus on personal accountability going forward.