The Rise And Fall Of Boris Becker
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45:51Becker's divorce from his first wife, Barbara, came as a bolt out of the blue even to those who knew him best. Speculation about the reasons why was big news all over Germany. But then News of the World journalist Amanda Evans produced a front page scoop which caused a sensation worldwide.
46:17We follow Becker from his childhood as the star of the dusty tennis courts of Leimen, his small hometown in Germany, to winning Wimbledon at the age of only 17. His stunning, and completely unexpected victory in 1985 made him as famous as a rock star. The offers and the money flooded in and so controversially, did the wome...