He has enough to think about the rival he has this Monday, May 27 Alexander Zverev He is being dogged this week by a legal case that would require him to focus solely on tennis. Like this Monday opposite Rafael NadalA trial for sexist violence against him will start on Friday, which he hopes to continue at Roland Garros on that date.
In fact, Zverev stated that he does not have to go to any court and that it does not affect him at all in his preparation for the Paris Grand Slam. So much so that he was forceful when asked about the matter: “It doesn't affect me at all. I think in the German system. I also believe in the truth. I'm sure I know what I did and what I didn't do. That's what's going to happen and I have to trust it. Everything else is beyond my control. Not out of my control, but I'm not going to lose this procedure. “There is absolutely no chance.”
In the trial, which will take place in Berlin, Zverev will be tried for allegedly pushing and grabbing his ex-partner and mother of his son, Brenda Patea, by the neck. An act for which the player was already punished by paying an amount of almost half a million euros, but which he rejected by dismissing the charges. Zverev also found himself in a similar situation in 2021, accused of gender violence, but he did not go to court and the Tennis Players Association (ATP) also found no evidence to punish him.
«That's why I can play calmly and I think my results show that. I think winning Rome is also a great title, and obviously being here. And if that was all in my mind, I wouldn't be playing the way I am now,” Zverev continued before ending a question that scares the tournament organizers and the ATP, because of everything they have no control over.