Disgraced tennis star Boris Becker did the crime – here's how he's doing his time

Six months into his two-and-a-half-year prison sentence, disgraced tennis legend Boris Becker (54) is reportedly doing his time quietly, working on himself and helping his fellow inmates too.

The former tennis player was jailed in April this year for hiding assets worth millions of pounds after declaring bankruptcy.

He's lost weight and made new friends at Huntercombe prison in Oxfordshire, a low-security prison in the UK where he was transferred in May, German newspaper Bild reports. 

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“Our client, Boris Becker, is still doing well given the circumstances, and he fits constructively into everyday prison life,” the former Wimbledon champ’s lawyer, Oliver Moser, says.

Boris, who was first held in Wandsworth prison in London, was declared bankrupt in 2017. He was convicted and sentenced under the Insolvency Act after he was found to have hidden £2,5 million (R51,3m) worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.

A source claims the sports star, who also has no access to booze at the facility, has been training in the prison gym and has lost about 8kg.

He’s also said to be teaching more than 40 inmates a “special type of yoga and meditation” and sharing his knowledge on fitness, nutrition and crisis management.

“As a sportsman, he knows only too well the highs and lows of victories and defeats. He's sharing his life experience with his fellow prisoners,” a source told Bild. 

The tennis star pictured in 1985 after winning his first Wimbledon title. (PHOTO: Gallo Images / Getty Images)

It’s been reported that the six-time Grand Slam winner can make phone calls from the prison and communicate with loved ones, including his two older sons, Noah (28) and Elias Becker (23), and daughter Anna. 

Earlier this month, Boris’ ex-wife Sharley “Lilly” Becker told The Daily Mail the sentence has been tough on their 12-year-old son, Amadeus. 

“I haven't allowed him to be consumed by this, so he's going to be OK,” said Lilly (46), who split from the star player in an amicable divorce in 2018. 

It’s believed the disgraced sports star could be deported from the UK once his sentence is served. Boris has lived in the UK since 2012 but doesn't have British citizenship.

Lilly says she’s sure her ex is “fine” behind bars, and adds that he could appeal against a possible deportation. 

SOURCES: EXPRESS.CO.UK; BILD.DE; DAILYMAIL.CO.UK; THEGUARDIAN.COM