sport news Boris Becker rules out a Wimbledon return in his first UK interview since being ... trends now
Boris Becker has officially ruled out a return to tennis coverage for Wimbledon this summer following his release from prison.
The three-time Wimbledon champion was handed a two-and-a-half year prison sentence last April, after failing to declare £2.5m in assets to avoid paying debts.
He ended up serving eight months and the former World No 1 was then deported to Germany.
The 55-year-old has now given his first UK television interview since his release, as he was asked about his time in prison and his future on ITV show This Morning.
Though he has regularly appeared as a pundit at Wimbledon for the BBC, the German feels he needs to take more time before he returns to the Grand Slam event.
Boris Becker has officially confirmed that he won't be attending Wimbledon this summer
Becker was released from prison and deported to Germany after serving eight months of a two-and-a-half-year sentence for failing to declare £2.5m in assets to avoid paying debts
'I miss London, it is my favourite city in the world,' Becker said on Tuesday as per the Metro.
'I've been there for a long time. I'm going to miss Wimbledon this year. I have to take my time before I will be coming back.'
Becker, who was speaking on a live stream from Dubai, also said that he felt his 'sporting history' helped him during his time in prison.
He added: 'You're famous, everyone knows who you are. It can play against you. Thankfully they liked my personality.
'The only thing you have is your character and your personality. That's your currency. If they think you have money, you have a problem anyway, so that wasn't a problem with me.
'They liked tennis, they liked what I did. Tennis fans. My sporting history has helped me survive prison.'
Though he won't return to BBC's coverage for Wimbledon, he did appear as a pundit for Eurosport - based in Germany - for the Australian Open.
He served
