Boris Becker has said that his maiden Wimbledon title in 1985 as a 17-year-old not only resulted in positives, and that his inner strength helped him throughout his tennis career and life. Becker ...
Forty years on from Boris Becker’s iconic first Wimbledon title at the age of 17, Telegraph Sport speaks to four people who were inspired by his unlikely triumph that day: a footballer, a comedian, a ...
It was the Wimbledon of 1985, and Boris Becker was in trouble. Down two sets to one against American Tim Mayotte in the fourth round, he rolled his ankle on the grass and went down hard. The ...
Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker says he regrets winning Wimbledon at the age of 17 because of the pressure it placed on him during and after his playing career. The German was only 17 years, ...
How did Boris Becker go from tennis great -- and 1980's "it" boy -- to bankrupt and in jail? A new two-part Apple+ documentary, "Boom! Boom! The World Vs. Boris Becker," tells the story. NY Post photo ...
was born again on the grass courts of Wimbledon. “I call the seventh of July my second birthday,” Becker said of the day he won the 1985 Wimbledon final and, at 17, became the youngest man ever to win ...
Boris Becker says he regrets winning Wimbledon at the age of just 17 because he struggled to cope with the expectations that followed his first Grand Slam title.