The 54-year-old former world number one tennis player was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors almost £50million over an unpaid loan of more than £3million on his estate in Mallorca.
Christian Schommers, who wrote a biography on tennis legend Boris Becker, said: Will he survive mentally, being in prison for a year and three months? It s really, really bad!
RICHARD KAY: Just how Boris Becker regards the reality of his 54 years, no one can be sure. Perhaps a mixture of satisfaction - three Wimbledon titles are testament to that - tinged with regret and guilt.