After 15 months of investigation, the player’s innocence was judged. The complainant was Olya Sharypova, the German’s former girlfriend.
Alexander Zverev has been found not guilty by the ATP in a domestic violence investigation. The German was accused by his ex-partner, Olya Sharypova, and after 15 months a verdict was issued on this. The association that governs white sport gave all the details in a press release.
“Based on the lack of credible evidence or testimony, as well as conflicting statements from (alleged victim Olya) Sharypova, Zverev and other interviewees, investigators were unable to prove that the allegations of acts of violence are founded,” communicated the ATP. “, they explained from the entity.
The investigation in question related to events that allegedly occurred at the Shanghai Masters 1000 in 2019 and in other venues such as Monte Carlo, New York and Geneva during the same year. The Russian tennis player has denounced that Zverev tried to suffocate her with a pillow and hit her against a wall, while the German tennis player has always denied any involvement in these situations.
For this case, the ATP hired an external research company called “The Lake Forest Group (LFG)”, so that there was independence in the results. Since 2021, LFG has conducted in-depth interviews with the tennis players in question, as well as with family, friends and parties involved with the ATP. They also analyzed text messages, audio files and photographs, in addition to analyzing the electronic devices of the top three in the world.
Commenting on all this and the published results, ATP CEO Massimo Calvelli said: “ The seriousness and complexity of these allegations required an extremely thorough investigation process and considerable resources. It also forced us to use specialized investigators, a novelty for the ATP. Ultimately, we believe the exhaustive process was necessary to arrive at a reasoned judgment. It also highlighted the need for us to be more responsive to backup. That is why we have taken steps in this direction, and much important work remains to be done. ”.
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