Lawyer: Boris Becker left for Germany after UK jail release

Boris Becker. File pic

Former tennis superstar Boris Becker has left for Germany after his release from prison in Britain, his lawyer said in a statement on Thursday.

The 55-year-old German six-time Grand Slam champion "was released from custody in England and has left for Germany today," his lawyer Christian-Oliver Moser said in a statement.

He added Becker has "served his sentence and is not subject to any penal restrictions in Germany".

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