Becker splits from wife No 2 after nine years
BANKRUPT Boris Becker has split from his model wife Lilly after nine years of marriage.
A lawyer for the 50- year- old German tennis star and his Dutch wife, 41, confirmed the break-up.
Christian-Oliver Moser said: ‘The decision after a 13-year relationship and nine years of marriage wasn’t an easy one.’
Mr Moser said the separation was amicable and the couple’s main concern now was the wellbeing of their son Amadeus, eight.
Yesterday the three-time Wimbledon champion was seen at the French Open in Paris while Mrs Becker was seen shopping at a Waitrose in London. Neither were wearing their wedding rings.
In March Mrs Becker told the Daily Mail they had tried therapy to save their marriage. She said: ‘I’ve had a rough year. At first, I let go completely – too much drinking, too much smoking, too much going out and not caring.
‘Boris was going through a bad time in his way, so he didn’t notice. We disconnected and went our own ways.’ Becker reportedly earned £100million during his career but was declared bankrupt last June by a London court over an undisclosed sum owed to a private bank.
The former player, who was reported to have total debts of £54million, has appealed for help in tracing 14 trophies won during his career so he could sell them.
His mansion in Majorca – currently occupied by squatters – is on the market for £9million.
Becker has two sons from his first marriage to actress Barbara Feltus and a daughter from a tryst with a Russian model.