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Presenting a new documentary about his on-court triumphs and off-court travails on the Berlin movie competition, the 56-year-old Becker mentioned his former pupil had been a steadfast ally and thanked the world primary Djokovic for his backing whereas he was in a British jail
Former German tennis nice Boris Becker thanked world primary Novak Djokovic Sunday for his backing whereas he was in a British jail and referred to as the Serb “most likely the best participant of all time”.
Presenting a new documentary about his on-court triumphs and off-court travails at the Berlin film festival, the 56-year-old said his former pupil had been a steadfast ally.
“Novak Djokovic became a family member. You know we had a professional relationship for many years and we parted ways in 2016,” Becker instructed a information convention.
“But we at all times stayed shut and particularly my time inside (jail) — he supported me, he supported my household.”
From 2014 to 2016, Becker coached Djokovic to six of his 22 Grand Slams — the Serbian said he was “heartbroken” when his former coach was sentenced to jail.
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Djokovic talks within the documentary “Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker” by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney about learning about “mental strength” below stress from Becker whereas he coached him.
Becker, a six-time Grand Slam champion and the youngest Wimbledon winner at 17, thanked tennis legends John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg for collaborating within the movie together with Djokovic.
“I’m very proud that most likely the best participant of all time is a part of a story of Boris Becker,” he said of Djokovic.
Becker credited Djokovic’s rivalry with Rafael Nadal with helping to revive global tennis — the Serbian’s victory at the Australian Open last month drew him level with the Spaniard on a record 22 singles Grand Slam titles.
Roger Federer, the third of the “Big Three” who’ve dominated males’s tennis for the previous 15 years, retired final yr with 20 Grand Slam titles.
“Tennis has two kings for the time being which is nice,” he said. “This is why tennis at the moment is again very exciting.”
Becker was deported to Germany from the UK in December after serving eight months of a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence for flouting insolvency guidelines by hiding £2.5 million ($3.1 million) of property and loans to keep away from paying money owed.
Since regaining his freedom, Becker has mentioned he relied on “blood brothers” to protect him in prison and revealed his life was threatened twice behind bars.
The first of two parts of the documentary for Apple TV+ premiered at the Berlin festival, Europe’s first major cinema showcase of the year.
In the film Becker is seen tearfully accepting his conviction and wrestling with his life’s missteps.
Becker said his tender age when he became a global superstar and his reliance on reckless advisors had set him up for failure down the road.
“Life as a tennis-winning machine, it’s a lot harder than it looks,” he mentioned.
“We journey each week to a different metropolis, one other nation, one other continent after which we have now to perform. Every participant has a totally different means of coping with these expectations, these pressures and at all times attempting to win.”
Becker admitted he had “weaknesses and some dark moments” however mentioned he thought his tumultuous life lent itself to cinema.
“My life looks like a film,” he told reporters. “It just happened to be real.”
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