Becker declared bankrupt by British court
Published on: Thursday, June 22, 2017
LONDON: Boris Becker (was declared bankrupt by a British court on Wednesday after the former tennis player failed to pay a long-standing debt.
A lawyer for the six-time Grand Slam champion pleaded with a Bankruptcy Court registrar in London for a last chance to pay a debt that Becker has owed to private bankers Arbuthnot Latham & Co. since 2015.
The registrar, Christine Derrett, said there was a lack of credible evidence that his debt would be paid soon.
She refused to adjourn the case for a further 28 days and announced a bankruptcy order.
“One has the impression of a man with his head in the sand,” said the regis…
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