Boris Becker's luxury Mallorcan villa was reported to have been impounded by authorities on the Spanish holiday island because the former tennis star allegedly failed to pay bills to his gardener.
Germany's mass-circulation Bild cited Mallorcan media reports which said the island's authorities had impounded Finca Son Coll - estimated to be worth €15 million - because Becker had failed to meet bills totalling €276,000 covering the upkeep of the Finca's extensive 30ha grounds.
Becker told Bild: "It's not so dramatic. If someone believes they have been treated unjustly, it is up to them to seek compensation. I can't say any more because legal proceedings are under way."
His lawyers maintain that under an agreement reached with the estate agent, the outstanding gardening bill can be paid only when the property is sold off. However, the estate agent insists that it is not responsible for settling Becker's gardening debts.
"Becker's Finca has, so to speak, been confiscated by his gardener. If the former tennis star does not agree to pay up, the villa will be sold off at auction," a comment in the island's German-language Mallorca Zeitung newspaper read.
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Boris Becker battles gardening bill
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