Alexander Zverev is facing domestic violence charges in Germany, and fellow players such as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, and Cameron Norrie refused to comment on it.
Alexander Zverev was accused of domestic abuse a few years ago by a former girlfriend who didn't formally press charges but talked about it to the media. An investigation was launched by the ATP, which took a long time but also concluded that no action would be taken against Zverev, which angered many fans and surprised some media members as well.
In any case, Zverev was happy to be cleared, and life continued. The story is not over, though, as the German will now appear in Court back home in Germany due to domestic violence charges, but this time from a different ex-girlfriend, Brenda Patea.
That's in light of his promotion to the ATP Player Council, which some protested even before the news came out. The German is currently competing at the 2024 Australian Open, and some journalists obviously jumped on it immediately and posed the question to several players after their matches.
Stefanos Tsitsipas played doubles with his brother Petros, and was asked about it, but he refused to comment on the topic.
"I will not say on that. I don't know the situation. I'm completely unfamiliar with it. I have nothing to comment on it."
Casper Ruud was another player who was asked about his first-round win, and he, too, deflected the question by explaining that he didn't really think about it much.
"I haven't had too much time to think about it, and don't really have an opinion right now. But yeah, I'm not exactly sure how to react to it, so won't give you a good answer. Sorry."
Cameron Norrie was another player that was asked about it, and he, too, refused to comment, saying that he doesn't know much about the topic.
"Yeah, honestly, I don't know too much about that. I can't comment at all, unfortunately. But, yeah."
None of these players is necessarily wrong because most probably, they don't know much about it. It's not something that concerns them directly; even if they do, it's smart to keep themselves out of it.
However, since the German was voted for the ATP Players' Council, which directly impacts them, they should be concerned at least to some degree.
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