Tennis player: Camila Giorgi started out as a model after retirement

On May 7, Camila Giorgi caused a sensation. The Italian tennis player, who also worked as a model on the side, quietly and secretly retired from her active tennis career. The 32-year-old did not make this public, only an entry on the homepage of the “International Tennis Integrity Agency” confirmed this.

After that, Giorgi disappeared from the face of the earth and gave hardly any information about her place of residence on social networks. Speculation followed. There was talk of tax evasion in Italy, and an amount of over a million Swiss francs was mentioned. But now her lawyer spoke plainly.

I am The Veneto Corriere The lawyer of the former top tennis player brushed aside the serious accusations against Giorgi. “There can be no talk of running away, as some have claimed,” he explained.

Giorgi is currently in Rome, where she is working as a model. This was also indicated by a video clip on her Instagram page. “In the last few months she has traveled a lot because of her work,” said the lawyer about the 32-year-old’s sudden disappearance.

“My client spent some time in the United States, then returned to Italy and pursued some projects here. “Her fans have always been able to follow her through her Instagram page, she was never unreachable,” Tomasellito continued.

The former number 26 in the tennis world rankings has to appear in court in November – but in a different matter. She is accused of having used a fake vaccination certificate to travel to tournaments during the Covid pandemic. Her lawyer is hoping for a shortened trial.