Alexander Zverev recently sidestepped a question regarding the allegations of domestic abuse against him after his triumph at the French Open. Reacting to the moment, German tennis legend Boris Becker was left at a loss for words.
Zverev was accused of domestic violence twice, once in 2020 by Olga Sharypova and once in 2023 by Brenda Patea. While Sharypova refused to press charges and the ATP didn’t find sufficient evidence to back her claim during an investigation, Patea’s allegations led to a criminal court fining the tennis star €450,000, before Zverev and Patea agreed to a settlement.
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In light of Alexander Zverev‘s French Open victory, the allegations of abuse against the 29-year-old have also been brought back into the spotlight. Recently, L’Equipe asked the World No.3 a question about the matter, to which he responded by cutting short the interview, saying,
“I did everything I could, and my innocence has been proven. I don’t know. I think we should stop, it’s better that way.”
Reacting to the incident, a confused Boris Becker wrote on X,
“But why?”
Alexander Zverev hails Boris Becker for ‘leading the way’ for German tennis as he reflects on his Grand Slam triumph
On Sunday, June 7, Alexander Zverev emerged triumphant at Roland Garros, outdoing Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in the finals. The second seed’s victory marked the first men’s singles Grand Slam title for Germany in three decades, after Boris Becker’s win at the 1996 Australian Open.
Reflecting on Germany’s tennis history, Zverev hailed Becker and women’s singles legend Steffi Graf for leading the way, saying,
“We have a very rich tennis history, obviously with Boris Becker and Steffi Graf leading the way. We had a lot of great success on the women’s side in recent years, with Angie Kerber and a lot of Top-10 players on the women’s side. But on the men’s side, we’ve struggled a bit more since Boris and Michael [Stich].”
The World No.3 went on to talk about bringing a men’s singles Grand Slam title home after thirty years, adding,
“We had great players, like Tommy Haas, [Nicolas] Kiefer, [Rainer] Schuettler, but nobody could ever achieve winning a Grand Slam. I feel like the nation was really waiting for it, waiting like, ‘When is it going to happen?’ It’s been 30 years since the last Grand Slam champion from Germany and I’m just happy to be able to give them one. That’s the most important thing.”
Up next, Alexander Zverev will return to action at the Terra Wortmann Open. The event takes place in Halle, Germany and is scheduled to commence on June 15.
Edited by Riddhi Acharya
