Alexander Zverev has agreed to a settlement after the mother of his child accused him of physical abuse, and a German court closed the case Friday, his lawyers said.
The agreement, according to German media, includes a monetary condition of €200,000 ($217,820), with the player not found guilty of any wrongdoing.
Lawyers for Zverev, who was not required to appear in court during the proceeding, issued a statement saying there was no finding of admission or guilt. A lawyer for Brenda Patea, his former partner, did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
The decision came hours before Zverev defeated Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open semifinals.
“I told you so from the start; I told everybody. I’m happy that it’s over,” Zverev said at his post-match news conference. “Yeah, nothing else more to say.”
When a reporter tried to follow up on the topic, Zverev said: “We move on. I never, ever want to hear another question about the subject again. That goes out to everybody.”
Zverev, 27, had been ordered last year by the Berlin-Tiergarten court to pay an undisclosed fine in the case with his lawyers contesting the court order.
The world No. 4 had rejected the accusation made by his former girlfriend that she was physically abused during an argument in 2020.
The pair had a daughter in 2021, though by that time they were no longer together.
In January 2023, the ATP closed an investigation that was launched after another ex-girlfriend, tennis player Olga Sharypova, accused Zverev of domestic abuse. The ATP cited insufficient evidence as its reason for dropping the case.
The ATP said in a statement that it was aware of Friday’s settlement and was reviewing the information.
ESPN’s Tom Hamilton, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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