Tennis legend Becker freed from UK prison, faces deportation
German tennis legend Boris Becker has been freed from prison after serving eight months of his sentence and now faces deportation from the U.K. The British news agency Press Associated reported, without citing sources, that the 55-year-old German, who has lived in Britain since 2012, was released on Thursday morning ahead of his deportation.
AP Was There: Graf beats Navratilova at Wimbledon again
Graf won the match to reach the semifinals of the tournament, where she will meet Chris Evert. One memorable head-to-head rivalry was Steffi Graf vs. Martina Navratilova, who met in three consecutive Wimbledon finals from 1987-89. Graf overpowered Navratilova in the final set to win her second straight womens championship 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 on a history-making day at the All England Club. Last year, Navratilova won the first set and led 2-0 in the second before Graf won 12 of the last 13 games. Trailing 3-1 in the final set, Navratilova had one last chance to get back in the match.