MELBOURNE, Australia — A heckler interrupted Alexander Zverev’s Australian Open final speech, appearing to make reference to the allegations of domestic abuse levied against him by two of his former partners, Olya Sharapova and Brenda Patea.

As Alexander Zverev leaves the 2025 Australian Open as runner-up, we examine the domestic abuse allegations surrounding the player.

Alexander Zverev is heckled over domestic abuse allegations during the trophy ceremony after the Australian Open men's singles final.

After getting overrun by Jannik Sinner 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the men’s singles final Saturday night to give the world No. 1 player a back-to-back victory in Melbourne, fans called out Zverev for his dark past, referencing two of the German player’s ex-girlfriend’s who have accused him of domestic abuse.

Alexander Zverev didn't want to talk too much about his domestic violence allegations but shut down a protester by stating that she was probably "the only one in the stadium" who believed in that. On Sunday, Jannik Sinner handed a heartbreaking 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 loss to the second-seeded German in the Australian Open final.

While accepting the runner-up trophy at the 2025 Australian Open, a heckler interrupted tennis star Alexander Zverev, shouting that 'Australia believes' his domestic violence accusers, ex-girlfriends Olya Sharapova and Brenda Patea.

World No. 2 Alexander Zverev was forced to address previous domestic abuse allegations made against him after he was heckled by a member of the crowd after the Australian Open final on Sunday.

The 27-year-old German waited for the commotion to die down - the woman was removed by security - and made no reference to the protest in his speech.