Today he lives in Italy
Boris Becker settles accounts with Germany
June 27, 2026 – 1:35 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Boris Becker: He feels much more comfortable in his adopted family in Italy. (Source: IMAGO/Bahho Kara)
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Boris Becker and his family have been living in Milan since May 2023. Now the former tennis pro is speaking openly about the reasons why.
Won at 17 Boris Becker V Wimbledon and overnight became world famous. Decades later, after insolvencyAfter he was convicted and served his prison sentence, he turned his back on Germany. Today, the former professional tennis player lives with his wife Lillian and daughter Zoe. Milan.
The 58-year-old has now explained to the British Telegraph why he does not want to return to his homeland. “The Germans, with all due respect, consider me to be their property,” he complains. “It’s like they own me, and more than that, it’s like they own this 17-year-old.” Therefore, he feels that even today he “does not have the right to live or have an opinion, disagree or say no.”
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IN Italy If it were otherwise, it would not be the property of the country. “People like me, they know me, and I hope they respect me. This makes it much easier for me to cope with everyday life.”
Boris Becker and his wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro: They have a child together. (Source: IMAGO/Eventpress Fuhr)
His circle of friends also changed, especially after his imprisonment. “I would say 90 percent of my old environment is gone,” Becker says. Today he is more careful. “Of course, people are trying to come back into my life. But now we have a warning system within the family. And if alarm bells start ringing quickly, then I can easily tell you that I can be unkind,” he emphasized.
He will not “jeopardize the life of the family by making further mistakes.” “You always need to be aware that there is someone hiding somewhere who is trying to bring you down again,” noted Boris Becker.