体坛英语资讯：Former Wimbledon champion Becker declared bankrupt
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 21-- <span word="Six">Six</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Becker">Becker</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="bankrupt">bankrupt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 49-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="bankers">bankers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="registrar">registrar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>.</p><p><span word="Becker">Becker</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="remortgaging">remortgaging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Majorca">Majorca</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Registrar">Registrar</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Christine">Christine</span> <span word="Derrett">Derrett</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="with">with</span> <span word="regret">regret</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>.</p><p><span word="Becker">Becker</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="works">works</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="pundit">pundit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="media">media</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Arbuthnot">Arbuthnot</span> <span word="Latham">Latham</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Becker">Becker</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Arbuthnot">Arbuthnot</span> <span word="Latham">Latham</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="relates">relates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="disputed">disputed</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repay">repay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="refused">refused</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="publicised">publicised</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repay">repay</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Arbuthnot">Arbuthnot</span> <span word="Latham">Latham</span>."</p>
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