Boris Becker's ex claims she and her son had to sleep on a bench after split ... trends now
The estranged wife of former tennis star Boris Becker has claimed that she and her son were forced to sleep on a bench in a cafe after her split from the ‘narcissistic egotist’.
Sharlely ‘Lilly’ Becker has spoken out about her tumultuous relationship with the six-time Grand Slam champion, saying he wanted to ‘destroy’ her.
The disgraced tennis legend had a fall from grace after he was jailed last year for hiding £2.5million worth of assets and declaring bankruptcy.
Becker, 55, recently returned to Germany after being given an early release from prison in Britain and has insisted that he is a reformed man.
However, his second wife, whom he was married to for nine years from 2009 to 2018 before splitting, has now launched fresh criticism of the retired Wimbledon champion in a shocking interview with German media.
German former tennis player Boris Becker (L) and his then wife Lilly Becker (R) attending the 182nd annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, 26 September 2015
Boris Becker (L) and Lilly Becker attend The Serpentine Summer Party co-hosted by Tommy Hilfiger on July 6, 2016 in London, England
Eight years since his first Wimbledon title, Becker argues with the umpire at the 1993 US Open
Speaking to the German newspaper Bild, she described him as a ‘narcissistic egotist’, claiming that he was ‘constantly’ unfaithful during their relationship.
She said: ‘I left him in 2018 and he won’t forgive me.
‘You don’t leave a Boris Becker. Since then he wants to destroy me.
‘I didn’t have a
