Alexander Zverev: ex-manager Apey reacts to criticism
Alexander Zverev's ex-manager, Patricio Apey, has responded to his sharp attack on the smoldering lawsuit between the two parties.
by SID
last edit: Jul 02, 2019, 09:47 pm
"His statements are both surprising and disappointing," said Apey when asked by SID: "He broke an expensive, unnecessary and absolutely illegitimate legal battle against my company when he consciously and illegally broke his contract, which was valid until at least 2023 . "
Apey emphasized that the decision to settle the dispute in court was made by Zverev himself. "I would have preferred to privately clear up the matter or any reservations that Sascha and his family had. But unfortunately, he decided to take legal action without warning. This process is ongoing." Now that his results are "not so good, I am being portrayed as a scapegoat".
Apey on Zverevs: "They prefer to communicate through lawyers"
Zverev had blamed the conflict with Apey for his current sporting crisis on Monday after his surprising first-round defeat at Wimbledon against the Czech Jiri Vesely. "It's a person who has had a lot to do with my life. And he's trying to make my life as difficult as possible," he said without explicitly mentioning Apey's name: "What's going on is wrong. Me can't say anything official. "
"The only one who makes life difficult for him is Sascha himself," says Apey's message: "No one from the Zverev family has bothered to contact me. We haven't spoken since January. They prefer it to communicate through lawyers. " However, he was "always open for a meeting" and ready to clarify the matter "whenever he wishes".