The German Alexander Zverev He was on everyone’s lips on the third day of the Australian Open, even before his debut against his compatriot had taken place. Dominik Koepfer.
Media in her country announced Monday the decision that a domestic violence lawsuit against the tennis player by one of her former romantic partners will go to trial. And the matter even reached the press conference because the player is also a member of the ATP Player Council.
Most of his colleagues avoided the subject, meaning they did not know the details of the matter. The world number one, the Polish Iga Swiatekhe assured that “it is something for the ATP, but it is certainly not positive that a player facing cases of this type is promoted.”
According to AFP Agency, the trial will begin on May 31 in the German city of Berlin, at the Tiergarten district court, and the tennis player may be personally represented by his lawyers.
Zverev, 26 years old and world No. 6, he was accused of “physically abusing a woman during an argument, endangering her health.” The episode of spousal violence took place in May 2020 in Berlin. For this reason, the court has already decided a fine of 450,000 euros for the “attack”, a decision challenged by the athlete.
Alexander Zverev He denied the allegations from the start. was reported by Brenda Patea (not mentioned in the complaint but mentioned by the tennis player’s lawyers when they refer to the other party), with whom he has a daughter in common.
Also publicly, unknown to the court, Zverev was accused of violence by the former player and long-term girlfriend. Olga Sharypova. The ATP opened an internal investigation into the matter, but it was settled due to lack of evidence.
Source: La Verdad
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