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The daughter of Boris Becker has said 'it is not fair' her 12-year-old half-brother will have to go without his father after the tennis legend was sentenced to two-and-a-half years behind bars for bankruptcy fraud yesterday 
Anna Ermakova said she was concerned about the welfare of her younger brother Amadeus, who is set to spend a year and three months without his father, and said she had written to the court before her father was jailed yesterday.
The 22-year-old, who lives in London, said she hoped she could help her father 'get through' his time in prison by visiting him, and thanked his fans for their support.
Ex-Wimbledon champion Becker had faced being jailed for up to seven years after hiding assets from the authorities when he went bankrupt in 2017, owing almost £50 million over an unpaid loan of £3 million on his estate in Mallorca.
In the end he was jailed for two years and six months, a sentence he will serve at Wandsworth Prison, only 2.4 miles from the tennis court where he won three grand slam titles in his heyday.
He was pictured on Friday making the most of his last day of freedom by spending time with his girlfriend Lillian De Carvalho, and visiting his ex-wife Lilly Becker and their son Amadeus.
Anna, who was conceived on the stairwell of the Nobu restaurant in Park Lane, told German newspaper Bild: 'I'm really in shock that my father has been sentenced to two years and six months.

I will support him and I will visit him whenever I can. I hope that will help him a little to get through the time.' 
She added that she had 'helped as best I could' and had written to the court in support of her father before he was sentenced.
'I wrote a letter to the court to express my concern for my little half-brother, Amadeus,' she said. 
'After all, he is only 12 and will now have to do without a father figure, whom he will lack during a difficult phase of his development.

It's not fair to him. It's going to be tough for Amadeus.' 
Anna Ermakova, pictured here speaking to Bild, has said 'it is not fair' on her younger half-brother Amadeus, who is 12, that her father has been sent to prison for bankruptcy fraud
Boris Becker's unplanned daughter, conceived with a Russian model on the stairwell of the Nobu restaurant in Park Lane while Becker was expecting another child with his wife, posted her thanks for support from Becker's fans on Saturday on Instagram
The 22-year-old is a model who has appeared on the cover of You and on red carpets around the world. She was famously conceived during a one-night stand between model Angela Ermakova and Becker at a London restaurant
The newspaper reported that Becker, who shot to fame after winning Wimbledon when he was just 17 years old, elearning.thinkmy3d.net/blog/index.php?entryid=30850 has been classed as a 'high profile' inmate at Wandsworth Prison, where he was taken from the court yesterday. 
It said this meant he has been put in a secure wing separate from some of the other inmates, while he was offered one phone call to a family member. 
This will be his only contact with his family until after the weekend, as the prison doesn't allow visiting on Saturdays or Sundays.
Wandsworth Prison, where Boris Becker is expected to spend the duration of his prison sentence for bankruptcy fraud
Becker, who arrived at the prison on Friday, will have to spend his first weekend without seeing his family, as the prison doesn't allow visits on Saturdays or Sundays
Anna also posted a message of thanks on Instagram over the weekend, letting fans of Becker and herself know she was grateful for their support.
The ex-pro sportsman was found to have hidden £2.5million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts, and on Friday begun his sentence in the Victorian, of which he has to serve a minimum of one year and three months.
He was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors almost £50million over an unpaid loan of more than £3million on his estate in Mallorca, Spain.

He transferred around £390,000 from his business account to others, including those of his ex-wife Barbara Becker and estranged wife Sharlely 'Lilly' Becker.
Becker also failed to declare his share in a £1million property in his home town of Leimen, Germany, hid a bank loan of almost £700,000 - worth £1.1million with interest - and concealed 75,000 shares in a tech firm, valued at £66,000.
Boris Becker was today jailed for two and a half years after he was found to have hidden £2.5million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts

The 54-year-old - who got a two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion worth £1.4million in Germany in 2002 - was found guilty on April 8 of four Insolvency Act offences between June and October 2017.
Each count carried a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. On Friday afternoon, Judge Deborah Taylor sentenced the six-time Grand Slam champion to 30 months' imprisonment, of which he will serve at least half.
Wandsworth Prison is a Category B secure jail that can accommodate over 1,500 inmates.

In a recent inspection, the institution was described as 'crumbling, overcrowded and vermin infested'.
Friends and close contacts of former tennis star Boris Becker have reacted to him being jailed, with his biographer questioning whether he will 'survive mentally' and a German TV star saying he 'must take responsibility' for his actions. 
After Becker was sentenced, Christian Schommers, who wrote a biography on the tennis legend, said he was worried about him.

The 50-year-old told the German newspaper Meanwhile, Joachim Llambi, a star of German television series Just Dance, told the same newspaper: 'I find that very sad. He is a legend in Germany.

But the court found that something was not as it should have been. Then he has to take responsibility for it.' 
The ormer Wimbledon Tennis champion Boris Becker is expected to begin his two-and-a-half year prison sentence at HMP Wandsworth, just 2.4 miles away from where he won three grand slam titles (pictured at 17 in 1985)
Boris, pictured in June 1993 at Wimbledon, just 2.4 miles from his cell in Wandsworth Prison, was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors almost £50million over an unpaid loan of more than £3million on his estate in Mallorca, Spain
Becker's friend and fellow ex-tennis star Andrew Castle told LBC today: 'Still reeling from the news this Friday afternoon that Boris Becker - who's a great mate of mine, I've done many Wimbledon finals for him for the BBC, I've sat alongside him, I've played with him, I've practised with him, I've been out with him, I've been drunk with him, he's a good man - he's going to prison for two and a half years.

And I'm, look, I'm shocked because it's close to me. I'm sad that his life has come to this and I hope he's able to rebuild on the other side.
'If you don't pay your creditors, you pay the price. It's the second time this had happened after what happened in Germany back in 2002.

I thought this was a possibility, but I'm surprised and deeply shocked that I won't be working with him at Wimbledon this year and that he's going to go to prison. And I feel sorry for Lilian as well.'
ITV broadcaster Matt Chapman questioned whether prison was the most appropriate sentence for Becker, tweeting: While I totally appreciate Boris Becker has broken the law in many ways, I can't help but feel he would be much better used teaching tennis to under privileged kids each day rather than stuck in a cell.

Make good from bad.'
Bild said there was 'no mercy' shown towards Becker by the judge, a sentiment further echoed by newspaper Bunte who also branded the judge 'merciless'.

Christian Schommers, who wrote a biography of Boris Becker, questioned whether the tennis star will survive mentally in prison. Picture: Schommers with Becker as they launched their book in October 2013
Referring to Becker's previous conviction, the judge said this afternoon: 'You did not heed the warning you were given and the chance you were given by the suspended sentence and that is a significant aggravating factor.'
And she told father-of-four Becker: 'I take into account what has been described as your 'fall from grace'.

You have lost your career and reputation and all of your property as a result of your bankruptcy.
'You have not shown remorse, acceptance of your guilt and have sought to distance yourself from your offending and your bankruptcy. While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility.'
As he was led away, Becker was red-faced and appeared to struggle with his overnight bag.
His girlfriend Lilian De Carvalho Monteiro blew him a kiss before he disappeared out of the court to the cells below.
After the sentencing, Insolvency Service chief executive Dean Beale added: 'Boris Becker's sentence clearly demonstrates that concealing assets in bankruptcy is a serious offence for which we will prosecute and bring offenders to justice.'
Becker's lawyer Jonathan Laidlaw QC said the tennis legend would struggle to find work on release from prison and will have to 'rely on the charity of others if he is to survive'.

Describing Becker's fall from grace as 'public humiliation', Mr Laidlaw added: 'Boris Becker has literally nothing and there is also nothing to show for what was the most glittering of sporting careers and that is correctly termed as nothing short of a tragedy.'
Meanwhile, Joachim Llambi, a star of German television series Just Dance, told the same newspaper: 'I find that very sad.

He is a legend in Germany. But the court found that something was not as it should have been. Then he has to take responsibility for it'. Pictured: Llambi performing on stage during the television competition show Let's Dance

Boris Becker arrives with partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro for his sentencing at Southwark Crown Court in London today
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A court artist's sketch of Becker heading down to the cells after being sentenced today, watched by his girlfriend Lilian and his son Noah
A court artist's sketch of Becker awaiting his sentencing (left) and being sentenced (right) at Southwark Crown Court today
Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, girlfriend of Boris Becker, leaves Southwark Crown Court after he was sentenced today
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Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, girlfriend of Boris Becker, leaves Southwark Crown Court after he was sentenced today
Becker's son Noah (left) and girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro (right) leave Southwark Crown Court this afternoon
Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, girlfriend of Boris Becker, leaves Southwark Crown Court after he was sentenced today
Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, girlfriend of Boris Becker, leaves Southwark Crown Court after he was sentenced today
Boris Becker arrives with partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro for his sentencing at Southwark Crown Court in London today
Boris Becker arrives with partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro for his sentencing at Southwark Crown Court in London today
A prison van leaves Southwark Crown Court in London after Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in jail
Former tennis player Boris Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London for his sentencing hearing today
Boris Becker arrives with partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro for his sentencing at Southwark Crown Court in London today
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Becker's son Noah and Becker's partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro during the lunch break at Southwark Crown Court today
Becker's girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro on the lunch break having a cigarette outside Southwark Crown Court today
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