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The official trailer for the second season of Netflix's tennis show Breaking Point dropped earlier today, but garnered mixed reactions from fans online.
The release of Season 2 comes after a successful first season that aired last year. The first part of Season 1 was released on 13 January 2023 and consisted of five episodes, while the second part, also consisting of five episodes, was released on 21 June 2023.
The first season featured the likes of Nick Kyrgios, Casper Ruud, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Świątek and Stefanos Tsitsipas, among others.
With Season 2 of Netflix's hit tennis docuseries now released, a large section of fans were left infuriated at the inclusion of Alexander Zverev.
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Some fans labeled the German a "domestic abuser," referring to his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova's accusations of emotional and physical abuse. Zverev was alleged to have attempted to strangle Sharypova with a pillow in their hotel room, and also to have hit her head against a wall.
Ripping into the ATP for Zverev's extended screen time, fans berated the decision and slammed all parties involved, including the German.
"Shame on you for promoting a player who has an ongoing court case about domestic abuse. you don't even slightly care. disgusting," wrote one fan.
Some fans called for the show to be boycotted, given Zverev's inclusion.
"You are disgusting for promoting an abuser btw no one is watching this crap," wrote another.
"Yeh I'm not interested in domestic abusers getting airtime," another fan wrote.
Here are a few more reactions from the fans:
Fans also expressed outrage earlier at ATP's handling of the Alexander Zverev situation
Fans in the past have also expressed their displeasure at the handling of Zverev's domestic abuse case. After an investigation in January last year, the ATP decided to take no action against the German due to the lack of evidence to substantiate allegations of abuse.
Zverev's election into the ATP Player Advisory Council (PAC) also came under fire among tennis fans given the allegations against him from not one, but two women.
After Olga Sharypova, former partner and mother of his child Brenda Patea also accused the star of domestic violence and emotional abuse.
