Boris Becker

He made his name on a patch of grass at Wimbledon called Centre Court, and Saturday he showed up on another tract of hallowed tennis greensward to see that name elevated among the game's immortals. "I never knew about this place as a kid, but now I'm very honored to be here, to be part of this," Boris Becker told the full-house crowd of 3,794 at The Casino -- the cradle of American tennis -- during his induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Boris Becker dismissed thoughts of playing Wimbledon on Tuesday after losing in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open at Halle, Germany, to an opponent ranked 101st in the world. "A Wimbledon start would have made sense with a good performance in Halle, but not with a first-round loss," Becker said. "This way, the pressure of Wimbledon would be too much for me."

A German newspaper is reporting that three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker will be featured in advertisements for the upcoming relaunch of Daimler-Benz's troubled Mercedes A-Class line. Ads featuring the tennis star were scheduled to begin this week in German newspapers. Daimler-Benz halted production of the A-Class line last year after tests showed the car had a tendency to flip over.

Boris Becker, likely playing in his last German Open, was ousted in the first round by Sweden's Magnus Gustafsson, 7-5, 6-4, on Tuesday at Hamburg. Gustafsson, 31, is a year older than Becker, who is in semiretirement and plays only selected tournaments. "There are moments when I lose my concentration and make the wrong shot," Becker said when asked if he had lost his sharpness by playing fewer tournaments.

Boris Becker dismissed thoughts of playing Wimbledon on Tuesday after losing in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open at Halle, Germany, to an opponent ranked 101st in the world. "A Wimbledon start would have made sense with a good performance in Halle, but not with a first-round loss," Becker said. "This way, the pressure of Wimbledon would be too much for me."

Carlos Moya of Spain, a 20-year-old who turned pro last year, provided the first shock of the tennis season by defeating defending champion and sixth-seeded Boris Becker, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, in the Australian Open today. Becker, who suffered his third first-round loss here in the last five years, lost for the second straight time to Moya, who entered the tournament ranked 25th in the world. Moya defeated Becker in the second round of last year's Paris Open.

Boris Becker's tender relationship with the tournament he loves most continued on its wistful way Friday, as the three-time Wimbledon champion suffered a serious wrist injury and was forced to default from his third-round match. Becker, who won the Australian Open in January, injured his right wrist--possibly breaking it--while returning serve in the first-set tiebreaker against Neville Godwin, a 21-year-old qualifier ranked No. 223.