- Camila Giorgi had won four titles on the WTA circuit before recently retiring
- She has a fashion brand called Giomila and regularly shares racy snaps online.
- He is now believed to have fled to the United States despite his impending court appearance.
A tennis star who secretly quit the sport at the age of 32 to pursue a career as a lingerie model has fled Italy to avoid a dispute with tax authorities, according to a report.
Italian press reported earlier this week that Camila Giorgi had been listed by the International Tennis Integrity Agency as a “retired” player in a bid to focus on a career in fashion.
Giorgi had won four titles on the WTA circuit and reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2018, achieving a career-high world ranking of 26th that year.
She has earned a reputation as one of the hardest hitters in women’s football, but has also gained attention for her off-field modeling career and social media star presence.
It seemed that she would leave the sports industry to dedicate herself to modeling, but, according to an Italian publication The gazetteInvestigations by the Florence Prosecutor’s Office indicate that Giorgi and his family have several gaps in their taxes.
A tennis star who reportedly quit the sport to pursue lingerie modeling is said to have fled Italy for the United States.
The Italian had been balancing her tennis career with her own fashion company called Giomila, but had reportedly fled a tax dispute.
The outlet reports that Giorgi, who has more than 730,000 followers on Instagram, fled to the United States following his departure from professional tennis.
Giorgi’s father and former coach Sergio, who is Argentine, his mother Claudia and his brothers Leandro and Amadeus are also said to be in trouble with the tax authorities.
Giorgi has previously come under fire after facing allegations that she used a fake Covid vaccination certificate to enter the Australian Open in 2022, which she and her father angrily denied.
However, the star will reportedly appear before an investigating judge in Vicenza on July 16 for the first preliminary hearing of the investigation into the allegations.
The Vicenza Prosecutor’s Office has reportedly requested the indictment of Giorgi, as well as 20 other suspects, including Italian singer Madame and doctor Erich Volker Goepel.
It came after Italian doctor Daniela Grillone, who had been investigated by authorities for allegedly delivering fake Covid-19 vaccines to patients, alleged that Giorgi never received the vaccine despite appearing in the second round.
Reports have suggested that the former Wimbledon quarter-finalist and her family are in trouble with taxes.
Giorgi is also reportedly expected to appear in court on July 16 for a hearing over the alleged falsification of a Covid vaccination certificate.
Proof of the Covid vaccine was a requirement to enter the country; Novak Djokovic was infamously deported from Australia the same year after refusing to take the vaccine.
At the time she said: ‘I did everything the Australian government asked me to do. Every year we are fine with that. Of course. I got everything vaccinated, yes.’
Giorgi said he received a vaccine with Grillone and completed the rest of his requirements with other doctors.
“The doctor has been investigated (sic) and this year she was in trouble with the law several times,” Giorgi said.
‘I just did all my vaccinations in different places. Then the problem is yours. I don’t. So with that I am very calm.
She often posts racy snaps showing a range of underwear and sportswear for her own fashion brand called Giomila.
She has been combining her work as a professional tennis player as well as a model and businesswoman, but according to brandNow he will focus on fashion.