WIMBLEDON

Boris Becker is coping well in jail, says estranged wife Lilly

John McEnroe plans to visit former tennis star, who is said to be watching Wimbledon in his cell
Boris Becker and his wife Lilly separated in 2018
Boris Becker and his wife Lilly separated in 2018
VALERY HACHE/GETTY IMAGES

Boris Becker is coping with life behind bars, according to his estranged wife who says the three-time Wimbledon champion is “fine”.

Becker, the former world No 1 and six-time grand-slam champion from Germany, is serving a 30-month sentence at HMP Huntercombe near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. Yesterday he reportedly saw his girlfriend, Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, when she visited with his sons Noah Becker, 28, and Elias Becker, 22.

“Boris is fine, I am fine — we are all fine — I have been very busy ... there’s not much more to say, everything is OK,” Lilly Becker told Mail Online. When asked about Wimbledon, she added: “I’ve not been watching Wimbledon and don’t want to talk about it or anything else, I’m currently busy ...