'I'm shocked because it's close to me.' Andrew Castle's immediate reaction to three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker being jailed for two-and-a-half years. @AndrewCastle63 | l-bc.co/3klDi5b
"I'm sad his life has come to this" - former British No. 1 Andrew Castle on Boris Becker
ATPSaturday, 30 April 2022 at 15:30
Former British number one tennis player Andrew Castle said he is 'still reeling' after his 'great mate' Boris Becker was jailed for two and a half years for fraud.
Three-time Wimbledon champion Becker was today jailed for flouting the terms of his bankruptcy by hiding £2.5million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. Afterwards, Mr Castle, speaking during his slot on LBC radio, said he was shocked by the news and described Becker as a 'great mate of mine'. He said:
"I've sat alongside him, I've played with him, I've practised with him, I've been out with him, I've been drunk with him, he's a good man - he's going to prison for two and a half years. And I'm, look, I’m shocked because it's close to me. I'm sad that his life has come to this and I hope he's able to rebuild on the other side."
Castle further said:
"If you don't pay your creditors, you pay the price. It's the second time this had happened after what happened in Germany back in 2002. I thought this was a possibility, but I'm surprised and deeply shocked that I won't be working with him at Wimbledon this year and that he's going to go to prison."
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