In pictures: Alexander Zverev visits "absolute legend" Michael Schumacher's Ferrari exhibit at the Qatar Museum
Former World No. 2 Alexander Zverev recently paid a visit to Formula One legend Michael Schumacher's exhibit at the Qatar museum ahead of his campaign in Doha.
Schumacher is a former F1 racing driver from Germany who raced for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. The German is widely regarded as the greatest of all time. He led Ferrari to five consecutive driver's championships and six consecutive constructors' championships during his time at Maranello.
Alexander Zverev visited the Qatar Museum with colleagues Felix Auger-Aliassime, Andrey Rublev, and Roberto Bautista Agut. He also shared photos of compatriot Schumacher's exhibit on Instagram stories.
He shared pictures of the German legend himself, as well as his Ferrari F1-2000 Formula 1 Race Car. Schumacher notably used that car to win the Australian, Brazilian, San Marino, and European Grand Prix races, and finish third in the British Grand Prix.
Zverev captioned the picture with
"An absolute legend."
"Justice has prevailed" - Alexander Zverev opens up after abuse investigation concludes
The ATP launched an investigation in October 2021 into allegations made by Alexander Zverev's ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova about the player. Sharypova claimed in a magazine interview that Zverev was emotionally and physically abusive towards her during their relationship.
The ATP stated that after a 15-month investigation that they were unable to substantiate allegations of abuse or determine whether any player offenses occurred. The investigation, which included going through the material on Zverev's electronic devices, recently concluded and the German got a clean chit.
He later posted a statement on his Instagram stories, thanking ATP for its "time and attention" in the matter.
"From the beginning, I have maintained my innocence and denied the baseless allegations made against me. I welcomed and fully cooperated with the ATP's investigation and am grateful for the organization's time and attention in this matter," Zverev said.
The former World No. 2 also disclosed that he had pursued legal action against the allegations in both Germany and Russia, both of which have since ended in his favor.
"This decision marks a third neutral, third-party arbiter who has reviewed all relevant information and made a clear and informed decision on this matter in my favor," he said.
"In addition to the ATP's independent investigation, I have also initiated court proceedings in Germany and Russia, both of which have won."
He then stated that now that the matter has been resolved, his priority is to recover from his injury and focus on tennis. Zverev also thanked his friends, family, and fans for their support throughout.
"I am grateful that this is finally resolved and my priority now is recovering from injury and concentrating on what I love most in this world - tennis. I want to thank my friends, family and fans for their ongoing support.
"We followed the long and difficult process and justice has prevailed."
The German is now all set to compete in the Qatar Open scheduled from February 20-26, 2023, in Doha.