Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a British court after he failed to pay a longstanding debt.
BORIS Becker has been declared bankrupt by a British court after the former tennis player failed to pay a longstanding 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.
Boris Becker of Germany poses with the winning trophy after winning at Queens Club in 1985. Picture: SuppliedSource:Getty Images
Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987. Picture: GettySource:Getty Images
The registrar, Christine Derrett, said there was a lack of credible evidence that his debt would be paid soon. She refuse…
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