Alexander Zverev faces further allegations of domestic abuse

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alexander Zverev, the world No 7 and Grand Slam finalist, is facing further allegations of domestic violence from his former girlfriend, Olga Sharypova. Sharypova, a Russian former junior player, alleged that she injected herself with insulin in an attempt to take her own life after Zverev punched her during an argument at last year’s Laver Cup in Geneva. But this was the first time he punched me, really punched me.” Zverev, who was a finalist at this year’s US Open and has long been regarded as a successor to tennis’s established ‘Big Three’, issued a denial of Sharypova’s account when she first spoke out last week, saying they were “unfounded allegations” that are “simply not true.” Contacted for comment by Racquet prior to the publication of Sharypova’s interview, Bela Anda, a PR specialist, responded: “As you know, Alexander put out a statement on Instagram last week and he stands by this statement. Therein Alexander Zverev has commented on the accusations of Mrs. Sharypova, who he has known since childhood and had a relationship with, that ended a long time ago.