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A Berlin trial against Alexander Zverev on assault charges ended without a verdict on Friday, just hours before his win at the French Open to reach the final. The district court closed the trial after all parties agreed on a monetary fine of €200,000 ($218,000) for the Olympic tennis champion from Germany, €150,000 to the justice treasury and €50,000 to a charity. The payment is no admission of guilt and the presumption of innocence remains. Zverev, 27, had appealed against a €450,000 penalty order on domestic abuse charges, which was issued without trial. According to the indictment, based on…

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