Becker regrets winning Wimbledon at 17

Boris Becker, a six-time Grand Slam champion, says that due to the pressure that it placed on him both during and after his playing career, he regrets winning at age 17 at Wimbledon.

When he defeated Kevin Curren in 1985, the German became the youngest Wimbledon men’s singles champion ever at the age of 17 years, seven months, and fifteen days later.

Becker won five more Grand Slam titles, including two at Wimbledon, before becoming one of his generation’s greatest players.

However, Becker’s success was frequently overshadowed by a turbulent personal life and repeated financial difficulties.

After serving eight months of a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence for concealing £2.5 million in assets and loans to avoid paying debts, he was released from prison in London in 2023.

It becomes a world sensation whatever you do, wherever you go, or who you talk to.

Some of the most significant papers of tomorrow will use it as the headline. And you’re merely attempting to mature, to find your place in the world.

“When you start a second career, everything is measured by your success at Wimbledon at age 17.” And that significantly altered the course of action.

The 57-year-old author of a book about his time in prison claims he found solace in Djokovic’s Wimbledon success in 2022.

When I watched Djokovic win matches and ultimately defeat Nick Kyrgios, he said, “I was supporting him at the time I was watching him win.”

That ultimately caused me to feel both very emotional and inspirational. I’m in one of the worst prisons in the world, along with my brother Novak, and he’s there. Thus, it puts perspective on life.

Following Becker’s release, he was taken away from the United Kingdom.

I felt too at ease. I was spending too much. Nobody told me that anything was possible. In retrospect, he said, “that’s the recipe for disaster.”