Tennis star Boris Becker 'lands a prison job teaching sports science'

2022-07-13

Boris Becker ‘lands a prison job teaching sports science’, as fellow inmates complain disgraced tennis star is getting ‘preferential treatment’

Boris Becker, 54, has got a job as a teaching assistant at HMP Huntercombe
The three-time Wimbledon champion is teaching sports science to inmates
It reportedly angered other prisoners – with claims of ‘preferential treatment’
Becker was jailed for two and a half years in April after trying to hide assets

Boris Becker has found a new job in prison helping to teach sports science to other inmates, it has been revealed.

The three-time Wimbledon champion is being housed at category C HMP Huntercombe in Oxfordshire.

The 54-year-old landed the part-time role as a classroom assistant, teaching PE theory and benefits of exercise to other prisoners.

But the move has allegedly angered other inmates amid claims of favouritism.

Some of their families have even written letters of complaint to the governor, The Sun reports.

Boris Becker has found a new job in prison helping to teach sports science to other inmates, it has been revealed

The move has reportedly angered other inmates of HMP Huntercombe in Oxfordshire amid claims of ‘preferential treatment’ – which the Prison Service has denied

One insider said: ‘You would normally serve years before getting a job as a classroom assistant as it is seen as a privilege.

‘But Becker has been given the job within weeks of being sentenced.

‘There is a lot of resentment about it and the families of some prisoners have written letters of complaint.’

Becker was jailed for two and a half years in April after trying to hide assets of more than £2.5million to avoid paying debts.

German-born Becker must serve half of his prison term and also faces the prospect of deportation as he is not eligible for an electronic tag as a foreign inmate.

It is said he hopes to be repatriated to Germany by November under the UK’s Early Removal Scheme. Under the more lenient German penal code, Becker could then be released on licence before Christmas.

Becker is said to have been delighted at the Wimbledon victory of Novak Djokovic, who he coached from 2014 to 2016.

Six-time Grandslam champion Boris Becker pictured during the height of his tennis success at Wimbledon in June 1988

World No 3 Mr Djokovic said: ‘I’ve been communicating to him through [Becker’s family]. I was really glad to have hosted his girlfriend and his son Noah to my first round, and now at my second-round match.

‘Noah and his younger brother Elias are going to visit Boris I think in the next few days for the first time since he went to prison.

‘I consider Boris a family member – someone that I greatly appreciate, respect, and care about.

‘Of course, it breaks my heart to see what’s happening to him.

‘He knows and [his family] know that they can always count on me for whatever support or help I can provide.’

A Prison Service spokesman said: ‘It’s untrue to suggest any preferential treatment was given.

‘Offenders are able to access a variety of work and education opportunities while in prison.’

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