Iga Swiatek commented on Alexander Zverev’s ongoing domestic abuse allegations case in Berlin’s criminal court levied by his ex-girlfriend Brenda Patea.
This is not the first time the German has faced accusations and hardships outside the tennis court as before Patea, he was also accused by his other ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova.
The ATP investigated the Sharypova case and did not find anything significant to impose a ban on the German player and gave him a clean chit.
However, this is not the same case with Patea’s case as Zverev has already paid a fine of half a million euros. He will appear in the court to record his statement in the Berlin criminal court in May 2024, multiple news outlets from Germany reported.
While the case was in process, the ATP decided to ignore everything that was going on and not just turned a blind eye, but also promoted the 24-year-old to the players’ council for the 2024 season.
The ATP was criticised heavily by fans and similarly, Swiatek was asked to give her opinion on the case to which she replied that it is not a good thing to promote someone who’s currently being investigated.
"Well, any answer that I give, I mean, there's no good answer to that. I think it's up to ATP what they decide. For sure it's not good when a player who's facing charges like that is kind of being promoted," Iga Swiatek said.
"I don't know what the result of the investigation or the case is going to be. I'm also not sure what's the history in terms of the other cases that he had. I don't know if he won or lost. I guess you have to ask ATP what they want to do with that 'cause I'm not in the right position to judge," she added.
Zverev is currently participating in the ongoing Australian Open 2024 where he is poised to face his countryman Dominik Koepfer in the first round.
