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Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been released from prison after serving eight months of his sentence for hiding £2.5m worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts.
He was released from prison on Thursday morning.
The Press Association news agency has reported that Becker will be deported.
A Home Office spokesperson told BBC Sport: “Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.”
Becker has lived in the UK since 2012, having retired from playing in 1999. He won six Grand Slam singles title, including three at Wimbledon, during his 15-year career.
He was declared bankrupt in June 2017 over an unpaid loan of more than £3m on his estate in Mallorca, Spain.
Becker went on trial earlier this year having been accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets to avoid paying his debts.
He was ultimately found guilty of four charges relating to his bankruptcy but was acquitted of a further 20.
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