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Fraser Watson

Boris Becker branded "devil" after jail term in scathing attack by estranged ex-wife

Boris Becker may have been handed the chance to reunite with loved ones earlier than expected after his stint in a UK prison - but it seems relations remain very strained with his ex-wife.

Last April, the tennis icon was found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act, having been accused of hiding £2.5 million worth of assets and loans amis declaring himself bankrupt in 2017. He was duly sentenced to 30 months in jail, but served just eight of those before being released from HM Prison Huntercombe.

His deportation back to Germany was welcomed by 87-year-old mum Elvira, but not so it seems, by former spouse Sharlely 'Lilly' Kerssenberg. The pair met in 2009 and married that same year, with their son born in February 2010. However, they separated in 2018, shortly after the six-time Grand Slam winner filed for bankruptcy.

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