Tennis professional Alexander Zverev faces serious allegations from an ex-girlfriend in 2020. The German is not displayed, but the ATP, the men’s professional organization, is conducting investigations. They are now set, Zverev no longer has to fear punishment.
The men’s tennis organization ATP has closed the investigation against Olympic champion Alexander Zverev because of allegations of violence. There was insufficient evidence for the allegations made by an ex-girlfriend, an ATP statement said. Zverev therefore no longer has to fear a penalty.
Zverev’s then-girlfriend Olga Sharipova had accused the 25-year-old of domestic violence and detailed the allegations in two long media reports. The first publication appeared in November 2020 in the tennis magazine “Racquet”, the second in August 2021 on the internet platform “slate.com”. Zverev had always firmly rejected the allegations. The German number one welcomed the opening of the ATP investigation, as this was the only way to prove his innocence.
Sharipova accused Zverev of being violent towards her during the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai in 2019. In addition to Sharipova and Zverev, an independent investigative agency also interviewed family members and some tennis players and also investigated other incidents cited by Sharipova.
Based on the investigation report, the ATP came to the conclusion that no ATP rules had been broken. Sharipova has not yet lodged a complaint with the police. Zverev is in action for Germany in the Davis Cup against Switzerland this week.
