Tennis star Alexander Zverev dealing with new allegations of abuse by one other ex

Rather less than six months after ATP closed its investigation into home abuse claims by a former girlfriend of Alexander Zverev, the German tennis participant is dealing with a brand new spherical of allegations in his house nation.

German news outlet RTL reported Wednesday that the general public prosecutor’s workplace in Berlin is in search of a penalty order towards Zverev for inflicting alleged “bodily hurt” towards ex-girlfriend Brenda Patea, the mom of Zverev’s daughter. 

A penalty order underneath German legislation is an “order made by the court docket requiring an individual to pay a compulsory penalty for a breach of the legislation,” according to Tennis news outlet UBITENNIS.

There isn’t a trial, and if the court docket grants the order, then Zverev may have two weeks to file an enchantment. 

It’s unknown what the brand new allegations stem from, with only a few particulars being made public. 

Zverev, 26, had beforehand been accused of abusing former partner Olga Sharypova, which led to a prolonged investigation by the ATP that concluded in January.

In its findings, the ATP stated that there was “inadequate proof to substantiate allegations of abuse.”

Zverev, the No. 19 ranked participant on the planet, had maintained that the allegations had been false all through. 

He didn’t do himself any favors following the allegations when he made a quip about cuddling with his Olympic gold medals as a result of he wasn’t courting anybody throughout a postmatch interview on the 2021 US Open. 

“I don’t have a girlfriend, I don’t have anyone subsequent to me, so the gold medal clearly sleeps subsequent to me as an alternative, which is superb,” Zverev joked on the time.

He misplaced within the third spherical at Wimbledon and is presently competing within the Nordea Open. 

Zverev gained his opening-round match on Tuesday over Alex Molcan.

He’s 26-17 in singles matches this season on the ATP Tour.