Peter Doohan, a former Australian tennis professional who became known as “the Becker Wrecker” after upsetting Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987, died on Friday. He was 56.
His death was confirmed by Tennis Australia, which did not say where he died. Doohan was told nine weeks ago that he had a particularly aggressive form of what is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
On July 1 he celebrated the 30th anniversary of his victory over Becker in the second round at Wimbledon, which was then considered one of the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history.