\n\t<\/aside>\nBoris Becker claims that an inmate \u201ctried to kill\u201d him while he was serving time at Britain’s Wandsworth prison for illicitly transferring huge sums of money and hiding assets after declaring bankruptcy.<\/p>\n
The six-time major champion and tennis Hall of Famer made the stunning revelation in an interview with German broadcaster Sat 1 that aired on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Becker, 55, said that an inmate named John was apparently unhappy that he’d made friends with black inmates. Becker also claimed the fellow prisoner tried to sexually assault him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was shaking so bad,\u201d Becker said when recalling the incident. \u201cI shouted loudly and immediately the inmates came out and threatened him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Becker said that a group of about 10 inmates, most of them black, interjected and prevented him from being harmed.<\/p>\nBoris Becker and girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro<\/figcaption>DeFodi Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cHe was dangerous,\u201d Becker said. \u201cHe couldn’t understand why I was so connected with black prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n
Becker was found guilty in April on four charges relating to his 2017 bankruptcy case under the Insolvency Act. In May, the three-time Wimbledon champ was transferred to the lower level HMP Huntercombe prison, where a second prisoner wanted to kill him, Becker claimed in the interview, his first since being released after serving eight months of a 2 \u00bd-year sentence .<\/p>\n
Becker said that prison officials tried to help acclimate him to the surroundings by assigning him to a single cell and having three inmates provide guidance on the ways of the prison. But Becker said his struggles extended beyond fearing violence.<\/p>\nBoris Becker kisses the winner’s trophy to celebrate his Wimbledon title at age 17 in 1985.<\/figcaption>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI felt hunger for the first time in my life,\u201d said Becker, who at age 17 in 1985 became the first unseeded player to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Still, there were other moments that Becker said he appreciated. In November, inmates managed to arrange for three chocolate cakes for his birthday, he said.<\/p>\n
Deported back to Germany last week following his release, Becker said it’s unlikely that he and his partner, Lilian De Carvalho Monteiro, will stay in the country and instead relocate to possibly Miami or Dubai. Becker, who was recently dumped from BBC’s Wimbledon coverage, also said he hopes to learn from his past mistakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s up to me to keep going down that path and stay true to myself,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe the prison was good for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Boris Becker claims that an inmate \u201ctried to kill\u201d him while he was serving time at Britain’s Wandsworth prison for illicitly transferring huge sums of money and hiding assets after declaring bankruptcy. The six-time major champion and tennis Hall of Famer made the stunning revelation in an interview with German broadcaster Sat 1 that aired …<\/p>\n
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