ATP to investigate Alexander Zverev’s domestic abuse allegations

The ATP said in a statement it “fully condemns any form of violence or abuse and will investigate such allegations related to conduct at an ATP member tournament.”In an interview with Slate in August, the German’s ex-girlfriend, Olya Sharypova accused him of physically and emotionally abusing her at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai in 2019.Zverev was asked about the allegations at a press conference prior to the 2021 US Open in August and he denied the allegations.”I’ve always said that the allegations and everything that has been said is untrue,” he said.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videosSharypova told Slate that her decision to speak out was not about Zverev.”I wanted to be public, to be honest with all of you,” she said. “Many girls in this situation are silent. They don’t speak about it because they’re afraid of comments that it’s not true and stuff like that. I just wanted to show that it’s not hard to speak about it. “It already happened in real life, you already lived it. You know that you said the truth, you know that you’re not a bad person, and you didn’t deserve this.”