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In an interview, former tennis player Sharypova
said Zverev was emotionally and physically abusive to her. The
U.S. Open runner-up has repeatedly denied the allegations.
In a delayed response to the allegations against the 23-year-old
Zverev, the ATP said it condemned "any form of violence or
abuse".
Top-ranked Serbian Djokovic, who resigned as ATP's player
council chief earlier this year, last week said that the ATP
should look to adopt its own policy on domestic abuse, similar
to those in American sports, regardless of legal proceedings.
"I don't know how long it was, but it certainly was not
immediate," Murray, a three-time Grand Slam winner, said of
ATP's response to the Zverev situation. "But I have read some
stuff, and obviously tennis doesn't have a domestic abuse
policy.
"That is something we as a sport should be looking into, so the
ATP know what to do in that situation, rather than having to
think and react to it.
"They can be a bit more proactive in a situation like that. They
need to take it extremely seriously and see what comes of it in
the coming months."
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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