In August last year, Ben Rothenberg released the second part of his interview with Sharypova, elaborating on instances when the German allegedly engaged in domestic abuse. Zverev has repeatedly denied the allegations and is currently taking legal action against Rothenberg.
A week later, the ATP acknowledged Zverev’s denial of the allegations and launched an investigation into the matter.
For nearly four months, however, there has been no update on the progress made in the investigation. This has triggered a response from former American tennis player Jamie Hampton on Twitter.
Hampton has always been a vocal critic of how governing bodies react to sexual abuse allegations. She recently criticized the ITF for not making a strong enough statement in favor of an investigation to look into Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s safety.
Alexander Zverev in contention for World No. 1 ranking as Djokovic misses out on 2022 Australian Open
Alexander Zverev registered a dominating 7-6(3), 6-1, 7-6(1) first-round victory over Daniel Altmaier. After Novak Djokovic lost out on the opportunity to defend his Australian Open title last week when his visa was revoked, Zverev and Daniil Medvedev have a chance to steal the World No. 1 ranking.
Medvedev is currently the World No. 2 with 8,935 ranking points, while Zverev is ranked third with 7,970 points. If either of them wins the 2022 Australian Open, they will secure sufficient points to go past Djokovic. This is due to the Serb dropping 2,000 points, which will see his points tally fall to 9,015.
Zverev will be seen on Rod Laver Arena for his second-round match against Australian John Millman on January 19.
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