A German court dismissed a case against tennis star Alexander Zverev after he agreed to pay 200,000 euros ($218,000) and reached an out-of-court settlement with his ex-partner.
BERLIN — A German court on Friday dismissed a case against tennis star Alexander Zverev after he agreed to pay fines of 200,000 euros ($218,000) and reached an out-of-court settlement with his ex-partner.
A Berlin district court ended the trial with the agreement of prosecutors and lawyers for both Zverev and his ex-partner, Brenda Patea, the German news agency dpa reported. Zverev agreed to pay fines of 150,000 euros to the state and 50,000 euros to charities.
World No. 4 Zverev faced a charge of causing bodily harm to Patea during an argument in Berlin in May 2020, and prosecutors alleged he pushed her against a wall and strangled her. Zverev denied any wrongdoing.
The matter came to trial after Zverev challenged a sanction order issued in October, which included a requirement to pay fines worth 450,000 euros ($490,000). Sentencing orders are used in Germany as a means of resolving some criminal cases without going to trial if the suspect does not challenge the order.
Judge Barbara Lüders told the court she was dropping the case after lawyers for Zverev and Patea held talks in recent days to end their disputes “on all levels where there have been disagreements in recent years.”
The former couple wanted to end their public feud and “look forward”, also regarding “the joint custody of their son”, Lüders said.
Zverev, who faces Norway’s Casper Ruud in the French Open semifinals on Friday, did not appear in court. Patea testified as a witness in a session that was closed to the public.
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