3rd woman in Becker's life worries Sabrina's family

KALARUTHY (Kerala): ``I am a fan of Boris Becker,'' declares Jills, a young cousin of German rap queen Sabrina Setlur. Jills is the son of Thomas Perincheril, who is the brother of Sabrina's mother Theresa. Sabrina's maternal uncles and their families who live in this picturesque village of Kerala's Kozhikode district have no doubts about Becker's talents in tennis.But they are worried about the latest reports confirming that Becker, who divorced wife Barbara and who has been courting Sabrina, is also the father of a child born to a Russian model Angela. They look at any mention of Becker in the local Malayalam papers with thumping hearts. Just when the Perincherils, orthodox Syrian Christians, were reconciling themselves to Sabrina's name being associated with Becker, the appearance of a third woman on the scene has made them anxious. They keep in touch with Theresa on the phone. Sabrina's mother grew up here along with brothers Thomas, Mathai, Peter and Joseph. She left for Bangalore in early 1970s to become a nurse, went to Italy and then to Germany and got married to Krishnan Setlur, an Iyengar from Coimbatore. The Perincherils took a long time to accept Theresa's marriage to a Hindu. ``Theresa is our only sister and we love her very much,'' says Thomas, a farmer. ``We simply love Theresa auntie's daughter,'' adds Rosily, Thomas' daughter, who is a teacher. ``We actually call her Sabina because it sounds more like a Malayalee name than Sabrina.'' According to Krishnan Setlur's elder brother Sathyam in Bangalore, Sabrina was first named Jayati Setlur. Krishnan's mother's name was Jayalakshi. But with English letter `J' pronounced as `Y' in German, leading to some confusion in school, the name was changed to the typically German Sabrina. Rosily recalls Sabrina's visit to Kalaruthy in 1991 as a 17-year-old. ``She liked our place and the Kerala food. Even then we knew that she liked to listen to music. Her father had a good collection of music.'' By 1995, Sabrina turned into Germany's number one rap singer. Rosily spoke to Theresa and Sabrina last week. ``We discussed family matters,'' she says. ``Now, every other day, something is coming in the papers (about Becker),'' says a distraught Thomas. ``No, we are not worried but we are very anxious,'' says Rosily. ``If they (Becker and Sabrina) get married, we would be happy.'' The anxiety, it is clear, is all about the third woman in Becker's life. ``Even we have the same anxiety,'' says Sathyam in Bangalore. ``I have told my brother to ask Sabrina to be careful.'' Sabrina's family members are keeping their fingers crossed about the future of Sabrina and hoping that, if she indeed gets married to Becker, he will realise his past mistakes and remains a ``good boy.'' Becker likely to show up Boris Becker is expected to show up when Sabrina Setlur receives the `Kultur Preis (Culture Award)' in Frankfurt on February 15 from Germany's ruling Sozial Demokratie Partei (Social Democratic Party). ``The family is all excited about the award,'' says her uncle Sathyam in Bangalore. The family has information that Becker will be present. It will be the first public appearance of Becker with Sabrina in a long time.