Becker regrets winning Wimbledon at 17
Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker says he regrets winning Wimbledon at the age of 17 because of the pressure it placed on him during and after his playing career. The German was only 17 years, seven months and 15 days when he beat Kevin Curren in 1985, becoming the youngest Wimbledon men’s singles champion […]
Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker says he regrets winning Wimbledon at the age of 17 because of the pressure it placed on him during and after his playing career.
The German was only 17 years, seven months and 15 days when he beat Kevin Curren in 1985, becoming the youngest Wimbledon men’s singles champion of all time. Becker went on to win five more Grand Slam titles, including another two at Wimbledon, and became one of the greatest players of his generation.
However, Becker’s success was often overshadowed by a turbulent private life and repeated financial difficulties.
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In 2023 he was released from prison in London after serving eight months of a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence for hiding £2.5m worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts.