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Boris Becker freaks out fans with a snapshot from Italy. When he agrees to the compliments, the tennis star triggers another wave of enthusiasm.
Santa Margherita – Boris Becker (56) is one of the most famous tennis players in the world. Even though the father of three now works as a coach, his success as the youngest Wimbledon winner of all time gave him cult status. In addition to his tennis career, it has recently been tax debts, the trial and his imprisonment that have made headlines in connection with Boris Becker. His fans, like the ex-tennis player, seem to have put the scandals behind them: the athlete is extremely celebrated for a new photo.
“You look bomb”: Boris Becker’s fan shares a photo of him and fans go crazy
Boris Becker is followed by around 640,000 people on X (formerly Twitter). A fan of his recently shared a photo of the former tennis player showing him at a harbor. The full-body portrait shows the 56-year-old wearing sunglasses, white pants and a blue vest, and he is wearing an open beige coat over it. The fan shared the photo and wrote: “You look bomb @TheBorisBecker”. Fans of the tennis legend are literally going crazy in the comments and leaving lots of compliments. Most recently, a private recording of Boris Becker with his son Amadeus caused angry fans.
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Many of the comments are in youth language and read as follows: “Legend”, “The picture is actually pretty hard! Good Drip” or “Daddy Boris”. Many people simply write “Word”, which means something like “Well said” or “The truth”. Apparently Boris Becker also became aware of the fan’s post – because he also shared the post with his own followers. This promptly brings even more flattering words for Boris Becker.
Boris Becker shares a fan post – then it rains down even more compliments
The tennis star shares the fan’s post with the word “Word” – so the fan who thinks Boris Becker looks “bomb” in the photo is probably right. “Very cool”, “German Daniel Craig” or “The boss in the silk coat” and “Alexa, define aura” are just four of the many compliments that show how cool fans seem to find the photo and style of Boris Becker.
But amidst the many positive comments, there are also some more critical voices: “So this is what someone who has just gotten out of personal bankruptcy looks like,” writes one X user, for example. Someone else wants to know since when Boris Becker was perceived as cool again.
“German James Bond”: Fans love Boris Becker’s look in Italy
A quick look at Instagram shows: Boris Becker originally shared the photo there. It was probably taken in Santa Margherita Ligure, a picturesque town in the Liguria region of Italy. Many fans on Instagram welcome Boris Becker to Italy, while others also praise the appearance of the “German James Bond”. Since the tennis star has been dating the Italian Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro since mid-2020, he has repeatedly appeared in his girlfriend’s homeland on trips or visiting family. A few months ago, Boris Becker announced that he now even lives there. Sources used: X @TheBorisBecker, Instagram @borisbeckerofficial