James R | On 18, Dec 2022

Boris Becker is going under the spotlight for a new Apple TV+ documentary from Alex Gibney.

The director of Going Clear, The Armstrong Lie and Enron will helm the untitled two-parter, which aims to explore every aspect of the man who became a tennis sensation after winning The Wimbledon Championships at the age of just 17, going on to win 49 career titles including six Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal, as well as his high-profile, sometimes tumultuous personal life.

Gibney and producer John Battsek (One Day in September, Searching for Sugar Man, Hillsborough, The Rescue) have had access to Becker for more than three years, until late April 2022, when he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for hiding assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. The series features a series of personal interviews with Becker, including an exclusive conversation with the champion the week of his sentencing, alongside members of his immediate family and tennis stars, including John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Novak Djokovic, Mats Wilander and Michael Stich.

The series is a co-production between Battsek’s Ventureland and Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions, from Lorton Entertainment, whose projects also include Asif Kapadia’s Diego Maradona and Matt Smith’s recent documentary Rooney, on English football great, Wayne Rooney.

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