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Zverev denies allegations by ex-girlfriend, backs ATP domestic violence rules
Updated On: 28 August, 2021 10:29 AM IST | New York | AP
Zverev was granted a preliminary injunction in Germany against the author and publisher of the allegations
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Germany`s Alexander Zverev attends a practice session ahead of the 2021 US Open Tennis tournament at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. Photo/AFP
Olympic tennis gold medallist Alexander Zverev again denied abuse allegations made by a former girlfriend and said he would support the introduction of a domestic violence policy by the men`s pro tour. Zverev ` a 24-year-old German who was the runner-up last year at the U.S. Open, which starts Monday ` issued a statement about the matter and then briefly addressed it at a pre-tournament news conference. The former girlfriend, Olga Sharypova, first made the accusations last year and provided a new, detailed account this week via a Slate.com article.
`I`ve always said that the allegations and everything that has been said is untrue. The court confirmed that,` Zverev said at the news conference. `So there`s nothing else to say from my side because, as I said, the court confirmed that it`s untrue.` Zverev was granted a preliminary injunction in Germany against the author and publisher of the allegations. "The court followed our arguments and states, the accusations are defamatory and false,` his statement said. No action was sought against Sharypova.
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