Zverev’s trial in Berlin has begun – each side are making critical accusations

A trial was held on Friday on the Berlin-Tiergarten district courtroom on costs of bodily hurt Tennis-Star Alexander Zverev began. The 27-year-old man is accused of violence towards his girlfriend in Could 2020.

The cost was learn out firstly of the trial, the attorneys on both sides pitted their views towards one another and made critical accusations towards the opposite facet.

The Olympic champion’s protection denied the allegation on Friday. That is primarily based on allegations, which isn’t dependable and contradictory, mentioned the lawyer Alfred Dierlamm. The allegations needs to be seen within the context of the upkeep dispute and upkeep of their daughter – pictures, movies and witness statements show that they’re inconceivable.

Zverev’s private look was not required as it is a felony warrant process. The presence of the Hamburg native, who’s at the moment on the French Open in Paris, was additionally not ordered by the courtroom.

The Berlin district courtroom issued a penalty order towards Zverev in October 2023 and fined him 450,000 euros. Since Zverev contested the penalty order, the trial was held earlier than the Berlin district courtroom.

Zverev maintains his innocence and denies all costs; he’s presumed harmless. “On the finish of the day, I imagine within the German system and within the reality. I do know what I did and what I did not do. I imagine there isn’t any likelihood I’ll lose this trial,” he mentioned forward of the French Open.

After the opening win towards reigning champion Rafael Nadal, Zverev moved into the third spherical towards David Goffin on Thursday and can meet Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor there on Saturday.