Tennis player Alexander Zverev fined 450,000 euros for domestic violence

The Berlin district court fined tennis player Alexander Zverev 450,000 euros for domestic violence in early October. “The accused is accused of having, in May 2020 in Berlin, physically mistreated a woman during an argument and of having damaged her health”, according to a press release. The court did not cite the plaintiff’s no. But in a separate press release, the player’s defenders reacted to the court’s announcement and cited the name of Brenda Patea, his former partner.

Alexander Zverev “disputes the accusation and has opposed the order”, the court clarified, which paves the way for an appearance. “The competent department of the Tiergarten District Court will first rehear the parties (…) and then, in all likelihood, set a date for the trial.”, he explained. The Schertz Bergmann law firm, which represents the player, stated in a press release posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the facts as described by his former partner “and which are the only basis for the prescription have already been rejected by a medical report”.

In January, the ATP, the association which manages the international men’s tennis circuit, closed an investigation into allegations of domestic violence against Alexender Zverev, this time involving a female tennis player, for lack of sufficient evidence. It was opened following accusations of violence brought against him at the end of 2020 by Olga Sharypova, also an ex-partner.