Becker sympathises with Tiger Woods

Former tennis champion Boris Becker says he sympathises with Tiger Woods, whose life is in turmoil after he admitted cheating on his wife.

Former tennis champion Boris Becker says he sympathises with Tiger Woods, whose life is in turmoil after he admitted cheating on his wife. Becker, 42, who fathered a child with a Russian model after a brief sexual encounter in a cupboard at a London restaurant while his wife was pregnant, said he could identify with the golf star.

“I experienced exactly the same and I can sympathise with him,” the German newspaper Bild quoted Becker, winner of six Grand Slam titles, as telling a TV show to be aired later on Monday.

Becker, who had a messy divorce and became the butt of jokes for his flings, said he believed it would be “damned hard” for father-of-two Woods to save his marriage to Swede Elin Nordegren.

According to the newspaper, the German said during a taping of the “Beckmann TV” show that he was surprised by the “dimensions and frequency” of Woods’ alleged affairs.

Becker has two sons with his former wife, Barbara, and a daughter from a brief relationship with a London-based model. He married Lilly Kerssenberg this year, and they are now expecting a child.

Woods, 33, has announced he is taking an indefinite break from golf to try to save his marriage.