BORIS BECKER AND HIS WIMBLEDON FAMILY – BCK Online Legendary Tennis player Boris Becker was joined by his family as they hosted a party celebrating the 25th Anniversary of his first win at Wimbledon. Pictured are (LtoR) Noah, 16, wife Sharley Lily Kerssenberg, 10-year-old Elias and Boris. Boris and Lilly welcomed their first child together four months ago. Boris Becker | Celebrity Baby Scoop Celebrity Baby Scoop Boris Becker & Family: Sunning In Spain Boris Becker and his wife Sharlely ‘Lily’ Kerssenberg enjoyed a day at the beach with their 2 1/2-year-old son Amadeus in Formentera, Spain on Sunday (August 19). Lily showed off her toned stomach in a gold bikini while she walked … »» Read the article Boris Becker & Family: Livin’ Large In Florida Six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker was seen strolling alongside his wife Sharlely ‘Lilly’ Kerssenberg, 35, with their 2-year-old son Amadeus perched happily on his shoulders in Miami, Florida on Monday (April 9).

At one point during the afternoon … »» Read the article Boris Becker & His Beach Bunch Boris Becker spent New Year’s Eve with his three sons. The tennis star took Amadeus, 22 months, Elias, 12, and Noah, 18, to the beach in Miami, Florida last Saturday (December 31). The older boys have a Fisher Island home … »» Read the article Boris Becker’s Amadeus: Blonde Cutie At The Beach Boris Becker and Lilly Kerssenberg’s son Amadeus was seen enjoying the beach in Miami, Florida on Friday (December 23). The 1-year-old wore a life vest and diapers and kept himself busy kicking around a ball and playing with a water … »» Read the article Boris Becker Spends Some Time With His Boys German tennis champ Boris Becker, 44, was spotted getting his locks styled at a local salon in Miami, Florida on Tuesday (December 20).

While daddy got his hair done, 1-year-old Amadeus was seen getting a little exercise as he playfully … »» Read the article Boris Becker & Family: Pool Pals While the majority of people are rushing around doing some last minute Christmas shopping, Boris Becker and his family are relaxing in the Miami sun! The former professional tennis player was spotted enjoying a day by the pool with with … »» Read the article No Racquet Here: Boris Becker & Family Former tennis champ Boris Becker and his wife Sharlely Lilly Kerssenberg took their son Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker out for a peaceful stroll in London on Wednesday (March 16). Earlier this month the trio, along with Boris’ son Elias, … »» Read the article Boris Becker’s Curly-Haired Cutie So sweet! Tennis champ Boris Becker and wife Lilly Kerssenberg were seen spending time with their 1-year-old son Amadeus and Boris’ son Elias, 11, in Miami Beach, Florida on Monday (March 7).

Later in the week, Boris and his ex-wife … »» Read the article Boris Becker’s Son Is A Good Catch Boris Becker and his son Noah, 16, were spotted watching a U.S. Open match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on Sunday (September 5). Noah’s girlfriend Rafaela Remy Sanchez was also there enjoying the sunny day. During … »» Read the article Boris Becker And Family Enjoy Lunch In Miami Boris Becker enjoyed some quality family time with his wife Sharlely “Lily” Kerssenberg and their 6-month-old son Amadeus in Miami on Friday (September 3). The family were spotted having lunch at their hotel. Lilly, who married Boris in Switzerland last … »» Read the article Boris Becker & His London Lads Gorgeous kids! German tennis legend Boris Becker was joined by his wife Sharlely ‘Lilly’ Kerssenberg and his older sons – Noah, 16, and Elias, 10 – at the 25th Anniversary of his first win at Wimbledon in London, England on … »» Read the article Guess Who Revealed: Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker! It’s Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker!

The adorable 3-month-old lookalike son of Boris Becker and his wife Sharlely ‘Lilly’ Kerssenberg was photographed in Miami, Florida today (May 28). The trio were spotted going for a stroll and having a bite … »» Read the article Boris Becker & Family’s W Hotel Weekend Boris Becker and wife Lilly Kerssenberg, brought their 7-week-old son Amadeus and Boris’ second youngest son, 10-year-old Elias, to the W Hotel in Miami, Florida where the family spent their Easter Sunday (April 4) with friends by the pool. Elias … »» Read the article Boris Becker & Family’s Saturday Stroll Tennis pro Boris Becker and wife Sharlely ‘Lilly’ Kerssenberg were spotted out and about together on Saturday (March 27) with their 6 ½-week-old son, Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis.

The couple were also photographed the day before, enjoying lunch at the … »» Read the article Boris Becker & Wife Welcome Son Amadeus Congratulations to Boris Becker and his wife Sharlely ‘Lilly’ Kerssenberg, who welcomed their son Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker yesterday afternoon (February 9)! The 42-year-old tennis champ confirmed the happy news this evening, saying, “With this baby, my wife, Sharlely, … »» Read the article Lilly Kerssenberg’s Bikini Bump Boris Becker and his expectant wife Lilly Kerssenberg were spotted enjoying the gorgeous Miami weather on Thursday (August 27). The three-time Wimbeldon champ just confirmed their pregnancy news: “It’s true, we’re going to become parents.” Becker, 41, nicknamed “Boom-Boom” in … »» Read the article Boris Becker & Lilly Kerssenberg: Parents To Be Boris Becker and his expectant wife Lilly Kerssenberg were photographed at the 2009 Oldtimer Ralley at the habour in Hamburg, Germany.

We couldn’t help but notice Lilly’s baby bump late last month, although the couple had not officially announced their … »» Read the article Baby Becker On The Way There’s a baby on the way for tennis champ Boris Becker and his new bride, Dutch model Lilly Kerssenberg. There’s been no pregnancy announcement just yet, but Lilly, 30, has been showing off what looks a lot like a baby … »» Read the article Boris Becker - Biography - IMDb Boris Becker Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (30) | Personal Quotes (1) Overview (4) 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Mini Bio (1) Boris Franz Becker was born on November 22, 1967 in Leimen, West Germany, the only son in the family of an architect. His father built the tennis center (Blau-Weiss Tennisklub), where young Becker was usually playing against young Steffi Graf in training matches. In 1984 he became a professional tennis player.

Becker was an unknown 17-year-old unseeded outsider at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1985, when he shot to fame by setting the record for Wimbledon, becoming the youngest player ever to win the men's final. He was also the first unseeded player ever and the first German to win the men's single title at Wimbledon. He was nicknamed "Boom Boom" for his huge serve. Becker reached the Wimbledon final 7 times in 10 years and won 3 men's single titles, among the total of 49 singles and 15 doubles victories over the course of his career. Becker became the second youngest player, after Björn Borg , to be introduced into the tennis' Hall of Fame in 2003. He ranks third in sport career earnings with $25,080,956. But pressures and demands on him brought too much stress into his life. At the age of 31 Becker retired from professional tennis. In 1993, he married Barbara Feltus , who was the daughter of an African-American serviceman and a white German lady.

The celebrity couple appeared naked on the cover of "Stern" magazine before their marriage (the photo was made by her father). They married on December 17, 1993, and had their first son, Noah, born on January 18, 1994, and their second son Elias, born on September 4, 1999. Becker gained respect for his stance against racism. But in 2000, his wife took both sons to Florida and filed a petition in Miami court, ignoring their prenuptial agreement, that entitled her to a single payoff of $2,500,000. She got 14,400,000 and the custody of both sons, and her lawyer was paid for by Becker. His high-profile marriage and an equally high-profile divorce from model Barbara Feltus was paralleled by the story of him impregnating a Russian-African model Angela Ermakova at an upscale London restaurant in the summer of 1999, and having an illegitimate child (Anna, born on March 22, 2000).

After having positive DNA test results, Becker recognized his fatherhood of a daughter Anna and payed a generous $5,000,000 settlement in 2001. This came on top of his tax problems, for which he was fined $500,000. He also suffered from alcohol and drug addiction, which complicated matters in his turbulent life. Boris Becker was able to overcome the mistakes of his past and moved on with his life, by first moving from Monaco to Mallorca and to Zug, Switzerland. His sincere and open autobiography, titled "Boris Becker - The Player: The Autobiography" was published in 2004. He works with a British TV sports-show and has a regular gig as a BBC commentator at Wimbledon. Becker also plays exhibitions on the Senior ATP Tour and on the Billie Jean King's World Team Tennis tour. Outside of his sports career Boris Becker has been a successful businessman. He owns half of the tennis racquet company Völkl, collaborates with watchmakers, owns several Mercedes dealerships and also does promotions for Mercedes-Benz.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov Spouse (2) (January 26, 2001) A Munich court granted Becker a divorce. Ex-wife Barbara reportedly got a $14.4 million settlement, their condo on Florida's exclusive Fisher Island and custody of their sons, Noah and Elias. Member of the Laureus World Sports Academy, a European foundation devoted to achieving social change through sports. Father Karl-Heinz, an architect, designed the tennis center where Becker and Steffi Graf played against each other as children. Never won a professional tournament on clay. In 1992, ignoring his nation's euphoria over reunification, Becker refused to serve as ambassador for Berlin's bid to host the 2000 Olympics, saying he feared a triumphant Germany might stir its citizens' old fantasies about a master race. Owns 3 Mercedes-Benz dealerships. The only unseeded player to win the Wimbledon's men's singles title and the first German ever to win it. (August 4, 2002) Boris Becker Sports Collection presented in Italy. It will be launched worldwide in February 2003.

Won the 1992 Olympic men's tennis doubles title with Michael Stich . (October 24, 2002) Convicted of tax evasion after a two-day trial in Munich. Becker was given two years' probation, fined $500,000, and ordered to pay all court costs. Becker, who admitted he lived in Germany from 1991-1993 while claiming to reside in the tax haven of Monte Carlo, has already paid $3 million in back taxes. Publisher of Germany's Tennis Magazine [2002] Fathered a daughter, Anna (b. March 22, 2000 in London, UK), by Russian-African model Angela Ermakova. The child was conceived in a closet at Nobu restaurant, where Ermakova worked as a waitress, after a drunken Becker had a fight with his wife. At first he denied paternity, but after DNA tests proved his paternity Becker said he wants to meet Anna - but is afraid that Ermakova would turn the meeting into a media circus. On July 9, 2001, he agreed to pay Ermakova $5 million.

Career prize earnings: $21,966,402. Youngest men's Wimbledon champ in history (1985 at age 17 years, 7 months). Becker won 49 singles titles, including six Grand Slams [Wimbledon (1985, 1986, 1989), Australian Open (1991, 1996) and US Open (1989)], plus 15 doubles titles. First player to win a Grand Slam title after becoming a father (1996 Australian Open) Inducted into The International Tennis Hall of Fame on July 12, 2003. Lives in Schwyz, Switzerland. Has written with "advisers" his yet-untitled autobiography, due in stores in November, Bertelsmann Publishers announced. (August 6, 2003). Announced his retirement on June 25, 1999. Hours after losing to Patrick Rafter in the 4th round at Wimbledon. Although he can speak English, Becker was granted permission to testify in German and have the proceedings translated into German during his divorce trial in Miami.

Son of Elvira Becker . Signs with PokerStars.net and will play on its European Tour (November 2007). Launched "Boris Becker TV" online media platform. The site follows Becker's daily life, and shows clips of his career. (May 2009). Married Lilly Kerssenberg the same day his ex-wife Barbara remarried. Among the 200 guests were Mika Häkkinen and Franz Beckenbauer . Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker, Becker's 4th child, and first with wife Lilly Kerssenberg, born on February 9, 2010 in London, UK. Boris Becker reveals he was pummelled by then wife Barbara as he fought to save marriage | Daily Mail Online comments Wimbledon legend Boris Becker has detailed how he was pummelled by his wife Barbara when he flew to America for an emergency summit about their crumbling marriage.

The triple All-England tournament winner details the savagery of his break up with the mother of his two sons in his second autobiography entitled Life Is Not A Game.' Becker married Barbara Feltus in 1993 and he fathered two children with her - Noah and Elias - and she was carrying his third child when the marriage imploded dramatically in 2000. Opening up: Boris Becker has discussed the details of the breakdown of his marriage to Barbara He had a fling the previous year with Russian emigre Anna Ermakova - while his wife was carrying her second child - in the toilet of the upscale London restaurant Nobu that resulted in the birth of his illegitimate daughter Anna. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share ‘We agreed a time out after my confession. That was the smallest concession to my wife after what I had done to her,’ he writes in the book being serialised by the Bild newspaper in Germany this week. ‘I was in this family drama because there is no doubt that I was the asshole in the whole affair. I had betrayed my pregnant wife, fathered a child and hid the truth.

Dramatic: Boris admits that his marriage to Barbara imploded dramatically in 2000 following a violent row ‘For seven years we were a dream couple. We paraded around like a trophy. But at some point we finished with the self delusion and lies. On a dreary November afternoon in 2000, we set ourselves at our large kitchen table and finally talked plainly. We had no common goals anymore, no basis, no more eroticism or sex. We lived side by side but had become strangers to one another. ‘My suggestion: Barbara should fly to Miami with the boys, and I should come after Christmas. That would give us some air." But he said she flew off with the boys and he heard nothing more. At the time he was juggling a court case over unpaid taxes, two building projects and the impending birth of his daughter. ‘This was the darkest time of my life,’ he says. After 12 days of silence he flew to Fisher Island off of Miami for a showdown with Barbara.

Happier times: The tennis player opens up about the fling he had while his Barbara was carrying their second child Happy families: Boris had two children with Barbara including Noah - pictured here at an Elton John concert What should have been a civilised meeting degenerated into a screaming match where Becker said ‘we were both getting louder and more aggressive. She had hired the best lawyers of the city and the prosecution was already prepared. 'What it's about here', I wanted to know. 'Our marriage or money'?’ He said the row degenerated into a slanging match over cash. He went on; "This was - for us as a couple and for me as a human being - the absolute Waterloo. It stands in my memory that Barbara was completely beside himself! She shouted at me, suddenly jumped up and began to hit me like mad. ‘Noah came, pushed himself between us and didn't like it that mummy was attacking daddy . I eventually got her hands behind her back and she went wild. Noah was arbitrating between us. It was horrible! Moving on: Boris is now married to Lily with who he has a three year old son ‘Ultimately it was probably worst situation in my life. The next day I got my lawyers.

I knew: there's no going back for more. That was the sad end of our marriage.’ The marriage cost him ten million pounds in cash and the condo property on Fisher Island. Becker, who commentated at Wimbledon this year, is now remarried to Dutch model Sharlely Lilly Kerssenberg and they have a three-year-old son named Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker. Boris Becker: from winner to wild child - and back | Sport | The Guardian Tennis Boris Becker: from winner to wild child - and back The Wimbledon prodigy turned pundit tells Cole Moreton about his three new loves: Lilly, who he married yesterday, Anna, the little girl he once refused to admit was his, and, last but not least, poker Boris Becker, three times winner at Wimbledon. Photograph: David Levene Friday 12 June 2009 19.05 EDT First published on Friday 12 June 2009 19.05 EDT Share on Messenger Close Boris Becker wants you to know something.

"I've changed, there is a new chapter starting." So just forget that other thing you know about him, the one everybody always wants to talk about instead of his magnificent tennis career, OK? (What's that, you don't know? Well, 10 years ago Becker locked eyes with a woman in a Japanese restaurant in London, had very brief sex with her in some kind of cupboard and later a baby girl was born. Oh, and when the encounter happened, his wife was at the hospital. Pregnant. But really, forget it. At least for now ... ) His second wedding ceremony, at a Catholic church in St Moritz yesterday was not just a celebration of a joyous union. It was also a tightly managed event, intended as a message to all those who watched and worried over the years, as the youngest ever Wimbledon champion became a wild child, then a playboy. "There comes a time in every man's life when he needs to settle down," says Becker, intensely. Then he smiles.

"In my case, again." We are talking before the wedding, sitting in the window of San Lorenzo, the Italian restaurant in Wimbledon that many players use as an unofficial canteen during the tennis tournament, which starts on 22 June. Becker first came here as a boy, before winning the championship in 1985 at the still-astonishing age of 17. He went on to five more grand slam titles, an Olympic gold, a fortune in prize money and a tabloid life so intense it would have turned lesser mortals to dust. "What I do does not go unnoticed," says Becker drily, but in truth he doesn't exactly fight it. Offered a table at the back, for privacy, he has chosen to sit up front "for the view". But he has turned his back to the street outside, so was it his view he was worried about, or that of the passersby? Becker is something to look at. Very sexy, I'm told, if you like your men cocky, fit and a bit wild. He still has the indefinable physical presence common to great athletes, which makes those around him (well, me) feel flabby and inferior.

His clothes – a green tweed jacket, a blue shirt, deep indigo jeans and cowboy boots – look as expensive as you would expect from a man said to be worth $100m (£60m), but they are not flashy. His hair is not spiky as it is when he commentates for the BBC every Wimbledon, making Sue Barker blush with his quips, but cut shorter and swept back. Blond, too, rather than ginger. Becker is not that carrot-topped boy any more; there is silver in his stubble. "I was really young when I first came on the scene," he says. "I was bound to go through changes along the way, and they happened in front of a lot of people's eyes." Yes, but it probably didn't help that he did things like pose naked on the cover of a magazine with his then wife, Barbara Feltus, whom he married in 1993. They were in love. Publicly. The sickening reaction from German racists, because of her African-American heritage, intensified the media obsession with him in his homeland. When they were divorced in 2001, the pre-trial hearing was televised.

Barbara got a reported $14m and custody of their sons Elias and Noah, who are now nine and 15 and live in Miami. As for Anna, the nine-year-old child of that brief liaison in Nobu, he denied being her father but was proved wrong by a DNA test, not to mention their undeniable resemblance. Anna is now at school in London, and Becker has news. "I have rented a place here," he says, "since February. I live within walking distance of Centre Court. It's so much easier when you live in the same place, [as your child] to have more privacy. To do what is necessary, as a dad." His new wife is Sharlely "Lilly" Kerssenberg, a Dutch model. They announced their engagement live on a German gameshow in February, to great surprise. The host, his friend Thomas Gottschalk, exclaimed: "No, not again?" Only a few months earlier, Becker had been engaged to Alessandra Meyer-Woelden, the daughter of his former manager, but now he told viewers: "I lost my way." He hired his own crews to film and photograph the wedding, for his personal internet site and syndication across the world.

"I don't want to hide in a tent," says Becker, who has clearly learned the English art of understatement. "I'm very happy about my next move, and I want to share it with the world." We have to talk about the tennis as well, though. Every summer he takes time off from his sportswear business and car dealerships to rile his old rival John McEnroe in the commentary box. His employer, the BBC, has called him Britain's Favourite German (not, it must be said, a crowded field). "I was honoured. In Germany they don't find me German enough sometimes. Humour plays an important part in my life, and that's so not German." He now proceeds to say nothing funny at all, for the time it takes to eat an avocado and prawn salad then steak and mash. Maybe his deadpan delivery obscures the side-splitters. He is glad, he says, that the British finally seem to have got over telling jokes about the war. "I think the World Cup in 2006 changed a lot of the stigmas and stereotypes you had. We like a good time as well. We are foreigner friendly. The sun even shines in Germany .

We are a country that loves this multicultural, multiracial life." There's nothing funny about our perennial obsession with whether a British player can win Wimbledon. "Yes," says Becker, without hesitation. "I think he can." Federer is the favourite. Nadal is "in a league of his own" although "he can't possibly go on the way he is going, playing so many tournaments. He will break down eventually." But Andy Murray has impressed Becker. "It's his attitude. He isn't satisfied with being the best British player. He is willing to do whatever it takes to become No 1 in the world." He's tougher than Tim Henman, then? "Probably. There's a big difference to most other players, not just the ­British ones." Becker knows what it takes. On the wall of our restaurant is a photograph of him as a young boy, because this is where he came for dinner every night before that first triumph (and the subsequent ones). He was alone, apart from his coaches. "That was a good thing. These days most parents become the management team of their children, which I find horrendous. It's very bad for the child to all of a sudden have your father on your payroll.

A nightmare." His parents "had a different plan" after he was born in Leimen, West Germany, in 1967, the son of an architect. "I was supposed to be a lawyer, a doctor, something like that." Instead their son was submerged into the fiercely competitive, indulged, insular world of professional tennis. He thrived. When his powers began to wane, Barbara was a help. Leaving though, when his time was up in 1999, was a greater challenge than any tournament. "It took me a couple of years to get adjusted to my after-tennis life. I made a couple of mistakes." Which brings us to the broom cupboard (although it was actually the staircase, apparently, despite the myth). It was the summer of 1999, and that afternoon he had played his last game at Wimbledon, against Pat Rafter. At his hotel that evening he got into a fierce argument with Barbara, who was seven months pregnant at the time. Suffering what she thought were labour pains, she went to hospital. He didn't go with her. He went to Nobu, where Angela Ermakova smiled at him.

A few minutes and nine months later, a child was born. Obviously, he doesn't want to talk about this. But then he does. "It's upsetting, because there is so much more … I have had an incredible 25 years of public life, and most of it was amazing, but of course some stories I am not proud of." Becker stops himself. He is proud of his children. All three of them, he says pointedly. "They're great kids and they're good at school and they're great citizens. I would rather talk much more about this than what happened 10 years ago." Let's, then. Becker has an apartment in Miami that he uses to visit the boys. He also has the long-term rent on his new place in Wimbledon, for Anna, but he adds: "My main residence is still Switzerland." No doubt the taxman will be interested to hear that. Becker was convicted of tax evasion and fined half a million dollars in 2002, after admitting that he had lived in Germany while claiming to live in Monte Carlo. "For a foreigner [in tax terms] London is good also." His sons were instrumental in persuading him to marry again.

"When you pass 25 and you've done what I've done, you're more careful. You ask yourself, why? More than once. You don't necessarily want to fall in love again … but thank God we all have a heart and emotions and they take over." It is, he says, almost five years since he started dating Lilly. "We had ups and downs and splits and half splits and all that, but my two boys met her and said: 'Take no other women home, we won't accept anybody but her.' My eldest boy and her talk five times a week, to the point where I get jealous." Lilly arrives, looking effortlessly gorgeous in ripped white jeans, a silver wraparound top and bug-eye dark glasses. As if to prove his point, her phone goes off and it is Noah. She listens. "Noah's going to need a new car." He's on the way to passing his driving theory test, at 15. Becker shakes his head and smiles, realising why Noah would rather talk to her about this. "We'll find him a Mini." Afterwards, when he's gone to the loo, Lilly tells me her plans. "Boris has children by other people. Not by me.

I want to have twins, then maybe more. I want that feeling you get when you look in their eyes and say, 'I created life.'" Then he's back. "Guess where we're going this afternoon," she says. He can't. "You know that thing you said you loved only slightly less than you love me?" He thinks. "Poker?" Wrong answer. He wasn't kidding, though. "No. The wedding ring, It's ready to collect." He gives me an exasperated look. Becker started playing poker seriously when a sponsor paid him to attend a tournament. "My first time, with the 1,000 best players in the world, I made the final table. That's luck, maybe, but it's impossible. It was an unbelievable adrenaline rush." He's good with numbers then? "Yes. That's another stigma athletes have to overcome: you're an athlete but you can't count." He says, with endearing pride, "I made it onto ESPN Sports News because of poker, not because of tennis." Have they got anything in common? "Discipline," he says, nodding. "Concentration. Not the first cards wins but the last card.

You study the body language of your opponent, you have to read him, when he plays, when he bluffs. Obviously you sit down all day, so you don't have hurting muscles." Now he is on the circuit, playing for big money in Vegas and Monte Carlo. "The poker tour is like the tennis tour, travelling from city to city. Very competitive. It reminds me of being 20 again." As 42 approaches, he is willing to admit how much he struggled after retiring from his first beloved game. "Eight years later, I think I have arrived. I have poker, and businesses that go very well. The challenge was to be known not for a Wimbledon triumph 25 years ago, but for something you've done this year or last." What is left, then, besides the search for the perfect hand? "I want to work. I want to understand the life of my children. I am happy I have found a partner who shares most of my values," he says. "I want to maintain that, grow and hopefully make more children in the future, and to learn." And to put the world right, about how much he thinks he has changed. "I am sick and tired of hiring lawyers to clear my name of lies.

I'd rather show myself." To that end he has set up Boris Becker TV online, with video diaries about the bits of his life that would otherwise be private, including the wedding. He can't seem to stop sitting in the front window, metaphorically speaking. Who is going to watch? "There is a good chance my name is more famous than Facebook or Twitter," says Becker. Such awesome confidence is the gift only of champions. "Of course, I needed to ask myself, 'Am I full of myself, do I think that I am more important than I am?'" Boris Becker finishes his third glass of wine and stares, as if demanding a response. Does he really expect me to answer that question, to his face? Not without the umpire's help. New balls, please … Boris Becker reveals his wife beat him over affair | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Daily Express CELEBRITY NEWS Boris Becker reveals his wife beat him over affair WIMBLEDON legend Boris Becker has revealed how his wife Barbara flew into a rage and beat him after his infidelity led to the end of their marriage.

00:00, Thu, Sep 26, 2013 Tennis ace Boris Becker with the mother of two of his children Barbara [OK MAGAZINE] The triple All-England tournament winner detailed the turmoil of his break-up with the mother of two of his sons in his second autobiography entitled Life Is Not A Game. He told how at one point his screaming son Noah, then aged six, tried to separate the warring couple. Becker married Barbara Feltus in 1993 and he fathered two children with her, Noah and Elias. It was when his wife was carrying Elias in 1999 that he had a much publicised – but very brief – fling which ended the marriage the following year. The split would eventually cost Becker around £18million. The encounter was with Russian emigre Anna Ermakova in the toilet of the upscale London restaurant Nobu and resulted in the birth of his illegitimate daughter Anna. Becker is now remarried to Dutch model Lilly Kerssenberg [GETTY] She shouted at me, suddenly jumped up and began to hit me like mad.

Noah came, pushed himself between us and didn’t like it that mummy was attacking daddy Boris Becker “We agreed a time out after my confession. That was the smallest concession to my wife after what I had done to her,” he writes in the book. He says of a later crisis meeting: “She shouted at me, suddenly jumped up and began to hit me like mad. Noah came, pushed himself between us and didn’t like it that mummy was attacking daddy. “I eventually got her hands behind her back and she went wild. Noah was arbitrating between us. It was horrible!” Becker is now remarried to Dutch model Sharlely Lilly Kerssenberg and they have a three-year-old son named Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker. Related articles Boris Becker on how his four children keep him fit | Daily Mail Online comments In this week's health quiz, the three-times Wimbledon champion, 43, talks facelifts, food and why he doesn't want to live forever. All natural: Boris Becker says he has never had plastic surgery and he doesn't intend to start now SO IS IT TRUE YOU'VE HAD A FACELIFT? Noooo!

It’s a rumour I’ve been fighting ever since it started last November. In an interview I was asked how I managed to look so good for my age, and I joked that I’d had a facelift. But I’ve never had any plastic surgery and I don’t intend to — well, not unless my wife Lilly, 34, complains about how I look when I wake up in the morning. HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR SKIN LOOKING SO GOOD THEN? I’m really careful to use suncream. YOU RETIRED FROM PLAYING TENNIS YEARS AGO — ARE YOU STILL FIT? I go to the gym and do weights every week, as well as swimming and cycling. Having four children — Noah, 17, Elias, 12, Anna, 11, and Amadeus, 16 months — also keeps me young. HAS YOUR DIET CHANGED? When I was playing tennis, I ate a lot of carbs. Whereas now if I eat a lot of that, I get nice and fat. So I factor in a lot of fish, chicken and salad. DO YOU GET YOUR FIVE A DAY?

Yes — I’m a salad addict; I eat it twice a day, and I love grapefruit juice in the morning to kickstart my metabolism. POP ANY PILLS? If I do get ill, I might take a vitamin C supplement or tea with honey like my mother used to give me. If I’m feeling really sick, I’ll get a vitamin C shot. HANGOVER CURE? Start the day with a Bloody Mary. TRIED ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE? Beauty secret: Becker keeps his skin looking so good by using a lot of suncream I suffered quite a few knee and ankle injuries, often on clay courts. I tried acupuncture, but I couldn’t say my foot got much better because of it. EVER HAD SURGERY? Hip injuries are common in tennis players because of the constant strain and sharp lateral movements. It had been bothering me for years. The doctors said part of my hip at the top had broken, so in 2009 I had a partial replacement to allow me flexibility. Just five days later I was hobbling around the beer festival in Munich with Lilly. I just wish I’d had it done sooner. SLEEP WELL?

When I was playing, I’d have to get nine or ten hours, but now, six is perfect. BIGGEST VICE? Midnight snacking! When I’m travelling and get back to my hotel room late, there’s nothing better than a big club sandwich with a side order of fries with ketchup. I suffer for a whole week afterwards, though. LIKE TO LIVE FOR EVER? Absolutely not! I was very happy in my 20s and I’m very happy in my 40s. I’m probably going to be happy in my 60s, but I think once I’m in my 80s it’s time to go! Boris supports Barclays Ball Kids, an initiative to find 30 ballboys and girls for the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals (barclaysballkids.com).

Question: Which Biblical name does Boris Becker's older son have?
Answer: Noah