Boris Becker responded to reports that a woman has claimed he fathered her child with a statement saying he had consulted London lawyers and a DNA test would determine the baby‘s paternity. „There has been the wildest speculation about criminal forces, Russian mafia and other sensationalism,“ the newly divorced former top tennis player said in a statement. „All that is not true. There is a baby called Anna. And a DNA test will prove who is the girl‘s mother and who is the father.“ Officials were unable to say whether this meant the former Wimbledon champion would submit to a paternity test. Germany‘s mass-selling Bild newspaper said that a London-based, Russian-born model claimed Becker was the father of her 10-month old baby Anna. Becker, whose seven- year marriage to wife Barbara was terminated in a Munich divorce court three days ago, said he travelled to London „to discuss the situation“ with his lawyers. He has two children with Barbara. The tennis star also said in the statement that he was „happy“ that matter had been resolved. „As far as my family situation is concerned I am first of all happy that my wife and I have found a solution and that the Becker family has a future,“ Becker said. To achieve that was my absolute top priority in recent weeks.“

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