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Becker's adviser denies deal struck Posted: Wednesday October 16, 2002 12:47 PMBERLIN (AP) -- Boris Becker's adviser on Wednesday denied a newspaper report saying the three-time Wimbledon champion has reached a deal with prosecutors in his tax evasion case. "There is no agreement with judges or lawyers -- everything will be decided in court," said Robert Lubenoff. The Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper, citing unnamed sources connected to the case, reported Tuesday that the case against the retired tennis star would be dismissed on the first day of his trial. The daily said Becker had agreed to plead guilty and would get two years probation while paying 2.5 million euros in back taxes, plus interest. His trial is scheduled to run Oct. 23-25 in a Munich court. Becker claimed tax haven Monte Carlo as his residence from 1991 and 1993, but prosecutors say he spent most of his time in Munich and is therefore liable to pay taxes during that period in Germany. Some media reports say Germany's tax office has demanded 6.5 million euros ($6.3 million) in back taxes from Becker, although the exact figure has never been released. The tax charge is the latest troublesome development for Becker, who retired in 1999. He has been through a messy divorce from his wife and fathered a child by a model from Russia.
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