Tennis great Boris Becker jailed for two years in bankruptcy case

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Former six-time Grand Slam tennis champion Boris Becker has spent his first night in jail after being sentenced to two and a half years prison.

The 54-year-old German was found guilty of hiding millions of dollars worth of assets to avoid paying his bankruptcy debts.

Al Jazeera’s @Jonah Hull was at the court hearing in London.

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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel

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