A fan among the crowd at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne started yelling before Alexander Zverev talked after collecting the second-placed player’s plate, on the sidelines of the Australian Open 2025 final: An episode did not go unnoticed before the award ceremony.
Shortly after, even from his calm looks, it was clear that the person in question wanted to bring to mind the domestic violence trial of which the German was accused.
The ATP No.2, in a press conference and at the specific question of a journalist present in the media room, tried to give an explanation, saying:
“There have been no more accusations in the last nine months, this is good for her. I think that person was the only one in the stadium who believed it at that moment, so I will not say anything else. I have done and said everything necessary in the right time, I am not willing to reopen the issue,” he said.
😲 Wow! As Zverev starts to speak, someone in the crowd shouts:
“Australia Believes Olya and Brenda (who both accused him of assault)” pic.twitter.com/cnIgHPN8LH
— Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) January 26, 2025
The analysis of his performance, which was not enough to lift the first Slam trophy of his career: “There were some unlucky moments for me, but in general I have to admit that Jannik was always better than me. I think I served better than him, but in everything else he was superior. In the end he deserved to win, he is the best player on hard courts at the moment, it’s simple.”
There were many emotions during the ceremony, which the German justified: “It’s very difficult to give a speech on court after losing a Grand Slam final. I’m doing everything I can, working harder than ever, I think I’m doing all the right things off court, improving, but today I lost in three sets. That’s a fact, I lost to Jannik in three. I don’t want to end my career as the greatest player of all time without a Grand Slam title, that’s for sure. I will continue to do everything I can to win these kinds of titles.”
Tennis World USA