The Berlin district court sentenced tennis player Alexander Zverev to a 450,000 euro ($660,000 CAD) fine for domestic violence, an order he rejected.
At the request of the Berlin public prosecutor’s office, on October 2nd, the court “issued a criminal order against professional tennis player Alexander Zverev, who was suspected of “assault and bodily harm,” according to a press release.
“The defendant is accused of physically abusing a woman and causing damage to her health during an argument in Berlin in May 2020.”
The court did not quote the plaintiff’s number. But in a separate press release, the player’s defense lawyers responded to the court’s announcement by naming his former partner Brenda Patea.
Alexander Zverev “denies the accusation and has defied the order,” the court said, clearing the way for him to appear.
“The responsible department of the Tiergarten District Court will first hear the parties again (…) and then most likely set a date for the hearing,” he explained.
The law firm Schertz Bergmann, which represents the player, announced this in a statement on “.
In January, the ATP, the body that governs the international men’s tennis circuit, closed an investigation into allegations of domestic violence against Mr. Zverev, this time against a female tennis player, for lack of sufficient evidence.
It was opened after Olga Sharypova, his former partner, made allegations of violence against him in late 2020.
Zverev (9th in the world) is taking part in the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy this week, where he struggled in the first round on Monday, defeating Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics (52nd) 4:6, 7:5, 6:4 to beat.