Boris Becker and his estranged wife Lilly call a truce over who will divorce who after each accused the other of 'unreasonable behaviour'

  • Ex-couple split after 13 years together and were in court battling over finances
  • Mr and Mrs Becker have each accused the other of 'unreasonable behaviour'
  • In latest round of divorce case they are face to face at the Family Court in London

German tennis star Boris Becker and his ex-wife have called a truce over who will divorce who, a family court has heard today.

Becker, 51, announced he and Dutch-born Sharley, known as Lilly, had separated after 13 years together in May this year.

A hearing in October heard both had accused the other of 'unreasonable behaviour' and both issued divorce petitions.

It was Lilly who put in the first petition on May 9 and Boris put his petition in nearly three weeks later on May 29.

Judge Sarah Gibbons said today the pair have now agreed not to make any argument opposing each other's divorce petitions. 

German tennis star Boris Becker leaving court
Lilly leaving

German tennis star Boris Becker (left) and his ex-wife Lilly (shown leaving court today, right) have called a truce over who will divorce who, a family court has heard today

It was Lilly (shown leaving) who put in the first petition on May 9 and Boris put his petition in nearly three weeks later on May 29

It was Lilly (shown leaving) who put in the first petition on May 9 and Boris put his petition in nearly three weeks later on May 29

The couple announced earlier this year that they are splitting up after 13 years together. They are pictured at Wimbledon in 2015

The couple announced earlier this year that they are splitting up after 13 years together. They are pictured at Wimbledon in 2015

They will instead jointly invite the court to dissolve their marriage and allow their petitions to go 'undefended'.

The couple both attended court but did not speak during the short hearing.

Judge Gibbons said: 'Insofar as the main suit is concerned that has been compromised.

'One of the issues that could be reported by the press was the fact both parties issued petitions citing unreasonable behaviour. It can now be reported that they have agreed.'

German tennis star Boris Becker and his estranged wife Lilly both pictured as they arrived for a new hearing in their divorce battle today
German tennis star Boris Becker and his estranged wife Lilly both pictured as they arrived for a new hearing in their divorce battle today

German tennis star Boris Becker and his estranged wife Lilly both pictured as they arrived for a new hearing in their divorce battle in central London today

No details of the agreement was heard in court.

The hearing concerns the parties finances and follows an application by Lilly for financial remedy.

The next hearing - known as a financial dispute resolution hearing - will be held in private on March 1.

Three-time Wimbledon champ Becker was declared bankrupt in 2017 - which led to a bid by his legal team claiming he had diplomatic immunity from the financial proceedings.

He was appointed attache to the European Union on sporting, cultural and humanitarian affairs by the Central African Republic in April.

Mrs Becker (pictured) and her estranged husband are both said to be petitioning for divorce on the grounds of 'unreasonable behaviour'

Mrs Becker (pictured) and her estranged husband are both said to be petitioning for divorce on the grounds of 'unreasonable behaviour'

His lawyers said in June that the position was covered by the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and meant he could not be subjected to any legal proceedings - without the consent of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his counterpart in Bangui.

But the application to discharge the bankruptcy was put on hold so the matter could be investigated further.

Becker had to pay his previous wife, actress and designer Barbara Feltus, £11million when they divorced in 2001 after an eight-year marriage. He also had to give Barbara their Florida apartment.

At 17-years-old, Becker became the youngest ever men's singles champion at Wimbledon in 1985. He won it again in 1986 and 1989.

He collected 49 singles titles including six Grand Slam trophies in a career spanning more than two decades, retiring in 1999. 

Becker was declared bankrupt last year when it emerged he had racked up a debt of £3.3million with a private bank.

He was then involved in a bizarre row over whether a diplomatic passport he had been issued by the Central African Republic entitled him to immunity from bankruptcy proceedings.

A judge analysing issues relating to the division of assets oversaw a private hearing at the Central Family Court in London in early October. Becker was not at that hearing but Mrs Becker was in court. 

Becker, pictured removing items from the couple's former home earlier this summer, did not attend today's court hearing
Becker, pictured removing items from the couple's former home earlier this summer, did not attend today's court hearing

Becker, pictured removing items from the couple's former home in south-west London earlier this summer

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