Sentenced by the Berlin district court to a fine of 450,000 euros for domestic violence, an order against which he opposed, German tennis player Alexander Zverev blasted “bullshit” on Wednesday.
«This is bullshit. Anyone with a decent IQ will understand the situation. I am not going to comment further because there will be a procedure», he simply replied after his victory against the Frenchman Ugo Humbert (26th) in the second round of the Parisian Masters 1000 6-4, 6-7 (7/3), 7-6 (7-5) after 3 h 29 minutes of play.
At the request of the Berlin public prosecutor’s office, the court “issued a criminal order against professional tennis player Alexander Zverev on October 2”, suspected of “blows and wounds», According to a press release. “The accused is accused of having, in May 2020 in Berlin, physically mistreated a woman during an argument and of having damaged her health».
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 Zverevcontests the charge and has opposed the order», Specified the court, which paves the way for an appearance. The Schertz Bergmann law firm, which represents the player, said in a statement posted on X that the facts as described by Ms. Patea “and which are the only basis for the prescription have already been rejected by a medical report».
