Boris Becker is facing trial over failed payments.

London : Former tennis great Boris Becker arrived in a London court on Monday to face accusations that he had failed to repay creditors with trophies won during his illustrious career.

In 2017, the 54-year-old German commentator went bankrupt and was accused of not disseminating information.

Six-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer allegedly failed to turn over trophies, including the 1985 Wimbledon trophy, which catapulted him to fame as an unknown 17-year-old, and his two Australian Open trophies.

In addition to transferring large amounts of money into other accounts, Becker is accused of transferring funds to former wife Barbara Becker, and estranged wife Sharlely "Lilly" Becker.

An indictment of more than 20 counts against the former world number one, who commented on Wimbledon for the BBC last year, will be heard at court in three weeks, where he will be assisted by a German translator.

Becker, with strawberry-blond hair, made history in 1985 as Wimbledon's youngest men's singles champion, and repeated the feat the next year.

In addition to his dynamic play and boyish enthusiasm, Becker's penchant for spinning diving volleys on Wimbledon grass made him a crowd favorite.

Becker, nicknamed "Boom Boom" for his fierce serves, won Wimbledon for a third time in 1989.

He also won the Australian Open twice and the US Open, becoming the top-ranked player in the world in 1991.

Following his retirement from playing, Becker became a prominent television commentator at the BBC after having amassed over $25 million during his career

In 2013, when he returned to the court as a coach of Novak Djokovic, he helped the Serb win six more Grand Slam titles before parting ways with the Serb in 2016.

Becker has also made headlines for his bizarre private life since he retired from playing, thanks to an affair with a Russian model at a London restaurant that resulted in a daughter.

Becker was sentenced to two years' suspended prison and a fine of 300,000 euros ($330,000) in 2002 for tax fraud involving 1.7 million euros.