Alexander Zverev Set To Contest Fine For Alleged Assault

German tennis player Alexander Zverev dismissed the 450,000 euro fine ($475,300) handed to him for allegedly assaulting a woman in May 2020 as “bullsh*t” on Wednesday.

“I think it’s complete bullsh*t,” said the world number nine, after his second-round victory in the Paris Masters.

“Anybody that has semi-standard IQ levels knows what this is all about.”

Zverev has been “accused of physically abusing a woman and damaging her health during an argument” in the German capital over three years ago, said a spokeswoman for the Berlin courts on Tuesday.

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The former world number two is contesting the fine, which was issued on October 2, and has “lodged an objection”, according to the spokeswoman’s statement.

She added that until a final ruling is made, Zverev is considered to be innocent.

The name of the complainant was not cited by the court, but Zverev’s lawyers rejected the accusations in a statement and named the woman as Brenda Patea, the tennis player’s ex-girlfriend.

The allegations made by Patea “which alone form the basis for the penalty order, have already been refuted by a forensic medical report”, the lawyers said.

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In January, ATP, which runs the men’s tennis tour, closed an investigation into allegations of domestic abuse against Zverev involving a female tennis player after finding insufficient evidence.

The ATP had opened the probe into Zverev in October 2021 following allegations made by his former girlfriend, Olya Sharypova.

Zverev is currently competing in the ATP Paris Masters and won his first-round match against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics on Tuesday.