Australian Open: Boris Becker back as a TV expert
Good news for German-speaking fans: Boris Becker is back on the tennis stage after his release from prison. At the Australian Open he will be active again as a commentator.
by SID
last edit: Jan 03, 2023, 01:55 pm
Boris Becker meditates in front of a waterfall or sends greetings directly from the dream beach. The 55-year-old tennis idol is enjoying a break on Sao Tome and Principe after being released from prison - but soon the TV studio in Munich is calling.
After the "hardest year" of his life, Becker is back on the air. As usual, the six-time Grand Slam winner takes his followers with him open-heartedly on social media and will also be on TV from January 16th. Already at the Australian Open he returns to the team of the TV station Eurosport. He missed the French Open and the US Open last year.
Becker in the usual format
"I am very pleased that Boris Becker is already returning to our Eurosport team for the Australian Open," said Jochen Gundel, Senior Manager Sport at Warner Bros. Discovery Germany, in a press release on Tuesday: "Boris has been an integral part of the Tennis broadcasts on Eurosport and has received an incredible amount of recognition and encouragement in this function, which has inspired tennis fans with his analyzes and insights and even received the German TV Award for it in 2018."
Becker, who returned to Germany on December 15 after the premature end of his detention in England, should be on the air every day from around 8.45 a.m. alongside commentator and moderator Matthias Stach. As usual, he will have his say in the "Matchball Becker" format and accompany top matches as a co-commentator. National coach Barbara Rittner is also part of the team again as an expert.
step towards normality
For Becker, returning to his usual job is another step towards normality after being convicted of bankruptcy offenses and serving his sentence. 2022, most of which he spent behind bars, is over. Now it's time for "new beginnings", as he wrote on Instagram.
The Leimener, who achieved world fame at the age of 17 with his first Wimbledon triumph, had already announced in a Sat.1 interview in December that he wanted to work again - and had to. Becker is back just in time for Alexander Zverev's Grand Slam comeback in Melbourne.