Former German tennis star Boris Becker is out of prison now. Earlier, a court in the UK sentenced the six-time Grand Slam champion to two and a half years of prison. While it was a huge setback for the German, life in prison was even more challenging. After his release from prison, Becker revealed in an interview that his life was in danger on multiple occasions inside the prison. Here’s a detailed account of what happened with Becker inside the jail.

Boris Becker experienced multiple life threats

A popular man inside the prison has a lot more risk than a common man. Living with hardcore criminals who knew he had money put Becker’s life in danger. The 55-year-old was very emotional while narrating his plight during the interview with German broadcaster Sat.1. Speaking in detail about two different incidents, Becker termed the life inside as “atrocious.”

Further, the former Wimbledon champion revealed that an inmate named “John” threatened to harm him if he didn’t give him money. Hohn was serving 25 years of prison sentence and was accused of multiple murder charges.

Another similar incident happened when an inmate named “Ike” got Becker and he yelled for help. As Becker recalls, 10 prisoners saved his life that day. However, Ike realized his mistake soon and ‘begged him for forgiveness‘ later.

Further, the German said that he was fortunate enough to make a group of good friends inside the prison to whom he refers as “blood brothers.”

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It’s hard to imagine the hardships Becker had to go through. The 55-year-old plans to start afresh. The abovementioned interview will help him do that financially, as he earned a good deal with it.

Becker earned a big amount for his interview

While the interview served as a platform for Becker to share the challenges he had to face in the prison, it also helped him financially. As per reports, the 55-year-old has earned a big sum of Euro 500000 from the interview. As per the terms of his release, the German can not travel back to the UK.

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This also means that the six-time Grand Slam champion is no longer in a position to continue his job as a Wimbledon commentator at the BBC. Although he is out of prison now, the former world number one will have to look for an alternative source of income from now onwards.