BORIS COULD BE DEPORTED
Tennis legend faces the boot after jail term
JAIL SOURCE
EXCLUSIVE
BY AMY SHARPE
FALLEN tennis ace Boris Becker could be kicked out of Britain once he has served his sentence.
The Home Office confirmed the three-time Wimbledon champ and former World No1 is eligible for deportation the moment he walks free from jail.
That means Becker, 54, is unlikely to ever feature as a pundit on British TV – as he has done for so many years.
He is serving two-and-a-half years for hiding £2.5million in assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.
Becker was sent to Wandsworth jail in April, but later moved to low-risk HMP Huntercombe in Oxfordshire.
Prison sources said he spends much of his time playing table tennis. He was also reported to be teaching sports science to fellow lags.
VISIT
A source said: “Becker makes use of all the facilities. He’s pretty much a model prisoner and there have been no issues.”
Becker was once reportedly worth £127million but is now described as being totally broke.
During the Wimbledon Championships this month, he was visited in jail by girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro and his sons Noah, 28, and Elias, 22.
BBC pundit John McEnroe said he, too, was keen to see his friend and former rival. Fellow three-time Wimbledon winner McEnroe, 63, said: “Boris is a friend of mine. This is just horrible. I want to see him if I possibly can and if he’s willing to see people.
“I just feel terrible. He’s one of the greatest players that ever played the game. He’s been going through a lot for a long time. He kept telling me it’s going to be OK, it’s under control. That’s Boris.”
Both McEnroe and Sue Barker were criticised for referencing their old pal on TV.
McEnroe said during commentary: “Boris, we love you. We miss you, man.”
Sue, who was anchoring the coverage for the BBC for the last time, added: “We do indeed.”
A Home Office spokesman said: “Any foreign national convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity”.
Becker makes use of all the jail facilities and is pretty much a model prisoner
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