Camila Giorgi ‘flees Italy with family’ as tennis star-turned-lingerie model breaks silence on retirement mystery
TENNIS star Camila Giorgi has reportedly fled Italy with her family as authorities are keen to question her over gaps in her tax returns.
This comes after Giorgi, 32, appeared to had quietly retired from the sport on Wednesday after she was listed as such on the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s website.
The Italian addressed those reports with a story on her Instagram page and confirmed she is indeed retired.
Giorgi posted: “Please trust this Instagram for truthful information. To my lovely fans, I am happy to formally announce retirement from my tennis career. I am so grateful for your wonderful love and support for so many years.
“I cherish all the beautiful memories. There have been many inaccurate rumors about my future plans, so I look forward to providing more information about exciting opportunities ahead.
“It is a joy to share my life with you, and let’s continue this journey together. With much love, Camila.”
The mystery, however, deepened after La Gazzetta dello Sport revealed the tennis player turned social media model fled to the United States.
The same source claimed Giorgi is wanted by Italy’s financial police.
The Macerata-born star is said to have departed alongside her father Sergio, mother Claudia and brothers Leandro as well as Amadeus.
According to investigations of the Florence Prosecutor’s Office, the former Wimbledon star and her family have several “gaps” regarding tax returns, which have never been submitted.
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It’s also suggested that Giorgi cut contact with the WTA, the Italian Tennis Federation and other competitors.
SunSport have contacted Giorgi and reached out for comment.
Across her career, she competed in all four Grand Slams, with her highest finish being a quarter-final appearance at Wimbledon six years ago.
Her highest singles ranking was 26 which she achieved in the same year she reached the Wimbledon quarters.
Three years ago she also reached the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics.
In March, she competed at the Miami Open where she lost to world No1 Iga Swiatek.
Giorgi also appears to have crossed over to social media modelling as he has often shared glam pics on Instagram where she boasts 734,000 followers.