Boris Becker will go softer jail in weeks and may serve only months

Boris Becker will be moved to a low-security prison within weeks and may serve just 10 months behind bars before spending the rest of his two-and-a-half-year sentence on an electronic tag. 

The disgraced former tennis star, 54, arrived on Friday at HMP Wandsworth, a category B prison just over two miles from Wimbledon's Centre Court where he won three Grand Slam titles. 

Wandsworth is also a remand prison used to temporarily detain criminals who are later transferred to serve their sentences elsewhere, and because Mr Becker's offences were non-violent it is likely his new jail will have a lower security category. 

Meanwhile, he could actually spend only 10 months in prison before being released if officials decide to release him halfway through his term, The Mirror reports. 

New inmates taken into Wandsworth prison are forced to remain in the lockup's 'induction wing' for seven to ten days upon arrival due to ongoing Covid restrictions.

Becker may then be transferred to general population, but new inmates would typically need to be in the prison for at least six weeks, showing good behaviour, before being considered for worker roles.

A former governor of the prison said the disgraced tennis star would make a good gym instructor, should he be interested in taking on a working role while in jail.  

Jerry Petherick told The Sun: 'Gyms are very popular in prisons - it's a job a lot of prisoners want.' 

But it is unlikely that Becker will be able to step into such a role any time soon.   

Fellow Wimbledon champion Andy Murray said he felt sorry for Becker, but added: 'I don't think you should get special treatment because of who you are or what you've achieved.'

Becker was found to have hidden £2.5million worth of assets and