A month after his prison exitBoris Becker returns as a consultant at Eurosport the Australian Openthe first tournament grand slam of the season, the television channel announced on Tuesday. “I am delighted that Boris Becker is returning to our Eurosport team at the Australian Open. Since 2017, Boris has been an integral part of tennis broadcasts on Eurosport,” said Jochen Gundel, one of the managers of the German subsidiary of Warner Bros Discovery, the channel’s parent company.
‘No criminal restrictions in Germany’
Sentenced by the English court to two and a half years in prison for financial crimes at the end of April, the former world number 1 was released from prison on December 15 after eight months in custody. UK. His lawyer explained that Becker, now 55, had “served his sentence” and was “not subject to any criminal restriction in Germany”.
Winner of six career Grand Slam tournaments (Wimbledon in 1985, 1986 and 1989, the US Open in 1989 and the Australian Open in 1991 and 1996), Becker, who reached number one in the world rankings in 1991, appears on Eurosport around 8.45am (French time) every day and after the night sessions of the Australian Open (January 16-29 ).
