Alexander Zverev 'tried to strangle his ex-girlfriend at last year's US Open'

World No 7 and recent US Open finalist Alex Zverev has been rocked by claims made by an ex-girlfriend that he was the perpetrator of domestic abuse. Olya Sharypova, the former partner of Alexander Zverev, has claimed he abused her at last year's US Open by trying to strangle her and hitting her head against a wall Sharypova posted on Instagram and did not explicitly mention Zvrev's name, but later confirmed to a Russian outlet that she had been speaking about the German According to her the incidents mainly took place during last year’s US Open in New York, 12 months ahead of him reaching the final this September. ‘The first time this happened at the beginning of this relationship, there was a quarrel and I got hit with my head against the wall with so much power that I sat on the floor. I was standing on the streets of New York and didn’t know where to go and what to do,’ said Sharypova, adding that the Hamburg-born star of Russian parentage ‘tried to choke me with a pillow, hit my head against the wall, twisted my hands. Away from the allegations, Zverev has also made headlines for the wrong reasons this year after admitting he played while feeling ill at the French Open It wasn't the first time Zverev has behaved recklessly with Covid-19, having attended Novak Djokovic's notorious Adria Tour before partying Zverev had promised fans he was going to self-isolate after competing in Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour event but was seen partying a few days later