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Boris Becker Says He Is Already Training His Newborn for Tennis

The ex-champion describes his approach in a pre-taped '3nach9' interview set to air Dec. 19.

Overview

  • Becker says he practices with roughly four-week-old Zoë Vittoria and repeatedly presses her left hand to encourage left-handed play, a tactic he frames as something he has heard might influence dominance.
  • He reports taking over coaching duties for his wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, calling himself a strict trainer focused on discipline and physicality.
  • The couple plan a multilingual upbringing for their daughter with German, Italian, Portuguese, and English in daily use.
  • Becker says the family is settled in Milan and rules out a private return to Germany, noting he would still travel there for work.
  • The remarks were recorded for Radio Bremen's '3nach9,' with the full interview scheduled to broadcast on Dec. 19 on NDR/Radio Bremen TV and hr Fernsehen.