Three decades ago, Boris Becker was wooing the world with his flamboyant tennis, which involved flinging himself dangerously around the court, diving headlong for volleys and delivering killer serves that earned him the nickname Boom Boom.
But the erstwhile darling of Wimbledon, who, as an unseeded 17-year-old in 1985 became its youngest-ever champion, has suffered a spectacular fall from grace after being declared bankrupt.
The 49-year-olds financial demise has been followed with vicarious discomfort in his native Germany by those who once marvelled at his stellar achievements.
Its like the invalidation of a fairytale, said Franz Josef Wagner, a veteran provocative columnist with the tabloid Bild. It is painful to write about some…
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