Boris Becker on the exclusive Fisher Island, and custody of Noah and Elias. In February 2001, Becker acknowledged paternity of a daughter, Anna (born 22 March 2000), with Russian model Angela Ermakova. In October 2009, he confirmed media reports that the child was the result of a sexual encounter in 1999 at a London restaurant. The episode allegedly took place on the stairs at London's Nobu restaurant. He had been out drinking following losing a main draw singles match at the Wimbledon championships, in what had been a comeback to the venue of his greatest success. Becker initially denied paternity, but admitted
Becker–Edberg rivalry Becker–Edberg rivalry The tennis players Boris Becker (Germany) and Stefan Edberg (Sweden) met 35 times between 1984 and 1996. Although Becker led their overall head-to-head series 25–10 and won all three of their Davis Cup matches, Edberg won three of their four meetings in Grand Slams. Edberg and Becker also reached the world Tour Finals in 1989 which Edberg won in four sets. The most defining aspect of their rivalry was the three successive Wimbledon finals that they played. In the 1988 meeting, Becker was the huge favorite, and stormed to the first set 6–4. The second set was to