WTA finals marred by court complaints | 00:51German tennis star Alexander Zverev was handed a 450,000 euro fine by a Berlin court for allegedly assaulting a woman in May 2020, a judicial spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Zverev has been “accused of physically abusing a woman and damaging her health during an argument” in the German capital over three years ago, the spokeswoman said, adding that until a final ruling is made, Zverev is considered to be innocent.Join Kayo now and start streaming instantlyThe Tiergarten district court will now “hear from those involved in the proceedings again”, before likely scheduling a hearing.
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.