No ATP motion towards Zverev after ‘inadequate proof’ of abuse
Former world quantity two Alexander Zverev will face no disciplinary motion from the ATP after an impartial investigation discovered “inadequate proof” to substantiate allegations of home abuse, it was introduced Tuesday.
The German participant turned the topic of an ATP-commissioned probe in October 2021 following allegations made by his former girlfriend, Olya Sharypova.
Zverev had denied the entire allegations.
However the ATP mentioned in a press release: “A serious impartial investigation into Alexander Zverev has discovered inadequate proof to substantiate revealed allegations of abuse. Because of this, no disciplinary motion shall be taken by ATP.”
The ATP, the governing physique for the lads’s skilled tour, mentioned whereas the first focus of the investigation associated to alleged abuses on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Shanghai in 2019, its scope additionally included purported misconduct in different places, together with Monaco, New York and Geneva, as referenced in public reporting.
An inquiry led by the Lake Forest Group (LFG), a third-party investigator, carried out what the assertion mentioned had been “in depth interviews” with each Sharypova and Zverev, and 24 different people together with household and pals, gamers, and different events concerned with the ATP tour.
It additionally reviewed submissions by each Sharypova and Zverev, together with textual content messages, audio recordsdata, and images.
Following a 15-month course of, LFG submitted its full report back to the ATP, which mentioned that “primarily based on a scarcity of dependable proof and eyewitness reviews, along with conflicting statements by Sharypova, Zverev and different interviewees, the investigation was unable to substantiate the allegations of abuse” or decide that violations of the ATP’s guidelines had taken place.
The assertion added that the findings “might nonetheless be reevaluated ought to new proof come to mild, or ought to any authorized proceedings reveal violations of ATP guidelines”
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