Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by a London court in April 2022, ultimately serving eight months He detailed how prior financial difficulties had negatively impacted his personal life, stating, “I ran around like crazy trying to get money somehow” He acknowledged the strain this placed on his family, adding, “Naturally, my then-wife and my older children felt it, knew it, read it Does that make a relationship easier No
Looking back on his life after professional tennis, Becker admitted to a period of complacency “I spent the evenings drinking nicely I stood around at parties where I shouldn’t have been standing around” he said, suggesting a lack of purpose contributed to negative patterns
