The ATP has announced it is investigating high-profile allegations of domestic abuse made by the former girlfriend of Olympic champion Alexander Zverev.
Last October, former junior player Olga Sharypova publicly accused the world No 4 of a series of serious assaults, to which he issued a blanket denial.
An interview with Sharypova published in the American online magazine Slate in August contained new allegations, including that Zverev punched Sharypova in their hotel room during the Shanghai Masters in October 2019 and that, in desperation and for a second time, she injected herself with insulin.
The ATP has opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Alexander Zverev
Olga Sharypova (right) publicly accused the world No 4 of a series of serious assaults
Zverev continues to deny all the allegations and has now taken legal action, a route Sharypova has not pursued.
The ATP has been heavily criticised for a lack of action but the organisation has now
