Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev is ordered to pay a fine of 450,000 euros for bodily harm.
The Tiergarten district court imposed a corresponding penalty order against the professional athlete, a justice spokeswoman said on Tuesday (October 31, 2023). The court followed the request of the Berlin public prosecutor’s office, which had requested a fine of 90 daily rates of 5,000 euros each.
The 26-year-old is accused of physically abusing a woman during an argument in Berlin in May 2020. Zverev rejects the accusation.
This applies to Zverev Presumption of innocence
The court spokeswoman said Zverev had lodged an objection against the penalty order. The responsible department of the district court will therefore hear those involved in the proceedings again. The spokeswoman explained that the trial would then probably take place.
The woman who was allegedly injured appears as a co-plaintiff in the proceedings. Zverev is presumed innocent until he is legally convicted. The court also pointed this out in its communication.
Zverev spoke publicly about the accusation for the first time in July at the tournament in Hamburg. At that time he said: “From my side: I completely reject the allegations. My lawyers are taking care of the matter. I won’t say anything more about it.”