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Boris Becker's ex-wife says son, 12, 'can't grasp' that tennis legend is in prison

Boris Becker's 12-year-old son Amadeus is struggling to come to terms with his dad being sent to jail, the tennis legend's ex-wife Lilly has explained.

Icon Becker, 54, was sentenced to two and a half years behind bars after being found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act at Southwark Crown Court.

The German, a previous coach of Novak Djokovic, hid a number of assets including nearly £700,000 and some of his most prized tennis titles, including two Wimbledon trophies.

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