In an interview with the BBC earlier this week Boris Becker, tennis star of the 1980s and early 1990s, stated that he would, one day, like to become a British citizen. Becker spends a lot of time in the UK and has had a home in Wimbledon for approximately 30 years so I suppose it would be a logical step.

Becker, a German, has always been very popular in this country, not least because of his incredible skill, determination and winning mentality, attributes that you would certainly not associate with English tennis players! The fact that he won Wimbledon three times (the first as an unknown 17 year old) guaranteed him a special place in English hearts.

As a pundit and commentator for BBC Sport he has shown himself to be dry, witty, intelligent and self-effacing and his personal life has never been anything other than entertaining!

I, for one, would fast track any application for citizenship not least because he has a young son who may well turn out to have his father’s tennis skills! How else are we going to find an English champion of Wimbledon?

Welcome to the fold Boris!