Olympic tennis gold medallist Alexander Zverev again denied abuse allegations made by a former girlfriend and said he would support the introduction of a domestic violence policy by the men's pro tour. Zverev ' a 24-year-old German who was the runner-up last year at the U.S. Open, which starts Monday ' issued a statement about the matter and then briefly addressed it at a pre-tournament news conference. The former girlfriend, Olga Sharypova, first made the accusations last year and provided a new, detailed account this week via a Slate.com article.

'I've always said that the allegations and everything that has been said is untrue. The court confirmed that,' Zverev said at the news conference. 'So there's nothing else to say from my side because, as I said, the court confirmed that it's untrue.' Zverev was granted a preliminary injunction in Germany against the author and publisher of the allegations. "The court followed our arguments and states, the accusations are defamatory and false,' his statement said. No action was sought against Sharypova.