The BBC reported that the 49-year-old owed a firm of private bankers a large sum and the court registrar said there was not enough credible evidence that he could pay, reports Xinhua news agency. Becker’s lawyers asked for a fil chance to pay with the funds from remortgaging a property in Majorca but Registrar Miss Christine Derrett said it was “with regret” that she came to the conclusion that he could not pay.