In the face of tennis' reluctance to act on allegations of domestic violence, Nina's stand at the men's Australian Open final was both courageous and important, writes Kate O'Halloran.

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.

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.

ALEXANDER ZVEREV was heckled over domestic abuse claims live on TV at the Australian Open final. The German ace was beaten in the final in straight sets by Italian Jannik Sinner. Zverev, 27, was

Drama unfolded at the Australian Open men's final when Alexander Zverev's runner-up speech was interrupted by a protesting spectator, bringing past controversies to the forefront.

German tennis star Alexander Zverev has had to address domestic abuse allegations after a spectator screamed out during his runner-up speech at the Australian Open.

The woman who made global headlines for spotlighting domestic abuse allegations against German tennis star Alexander “Sascha” Zverev at the Australian Open has broken her silence. On Sunday, Zverev faced off against Italian competitor Jannik Sinner in the men’s finals and suffered a straight-sets loss at Rod Laver Arena.

German tennis star Alexander Zverev was publicly booed during his post-match speech at the 2025 Australian Open final. The incident happened after Zverev lost to world number one Jannik Sinner in the summit clash.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley acknowledged that the protester who made some strong remarks about Alexander Zverev was "disruptive" but also praised the German for how he reacted. On Sunday, the 27-year-old suffered one of the most heartbreaking losses of his career after falling short to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open.

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley has revealed the woman who heckled Alexander Zverev after he lost the Australian Open final was removed from the grounds following her intervention. An emotional Zverev was preparing to make a concession speech to the packed crowd after he was well beaten by world No 1 Jannik Sinner in a one-sided final.