London (AFP)
Germany's Alexander Zverev, accused of domestic violence by a former girlfriend, again denied the facts, claiming he is not the man she portrayed, at a press conference ahead of the start on Friday of the London Masters.
"We've had ups and downs, but the way our relationship is portrayed doesn't match what it was. It's not who I am, it's not how I have been. Raised by my parents, ”said the 7th largest tennis player in the world.
“It makes me sad to see the impact that such false accusations can have on the sport, on the outside world, on myself too. I sincerely apologize that the attention has shifted from the sport. We all love it. play tennis. That's why we're here, "continued the 23-year-old German, two days before the start of the year-end Masters, confirmed behind closed doors from November 15 to 22.
At the end of October, one of his ex-companions, Olga Sharypova, accused him of having subjected him to several episodes of physical and psychological violence during their relationship, which began in September 2018.
Already questioned on this subject several times last week during the Masters 1000 in Paris, the German had confined himself to referring to an initial press release published on social networks, in which he affirmed that these allegations were "unfounded" and repeated his denials.
He had displayed his serenity after his defeat in the final against Russian Daniil Medvedev and said he kept "a broad smile" under his mask.
Alexander Zverev will face Medvedev (N.4) on Monday for his first match at the London Masters.
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