Camila Giorgi, the former world number 26 from Italy, had been mysteriously away from the tour and its spotlight for the last couple of months. Just as inconspicuously, she has seemingly retired from professional tennis last week and nobody has been able to get a hold of her to get a statement about this.
Reports from the Italian press may have found the cause for this sudden disappearance. These reports say that Giorgi’s hand was forced by the Guardia di Finanza, an Italian law enforcement agency, which is in pursuit of her for tax-related reasons. This suggests that Giorgi may have kept important information from the income tax department and they are suspicious of undeclared income by the player.
Reports suggest that Camila Giorgi may have retired from tennis due to tax problems.
A report surfaced that alleges that Giorgi and her family are being pursued by the Guardia di Finanza. ⤵️ https://t.co/o9rZPaluJQ
— TENNIS (@Tennis) May 11, 2024Further, the report alleges that Giorgi, along with her family, is on the run and looking to relocate to the US, where she may be out of the radar of Italian authorities. The Italian has previously been accused of faking her vaccination certificate to take part in the 2023 Australian Open and is being taken to court for it. This new news highlights the addition of another legal issue for her and points at it being the reason for her retirement which was not called for.
Camila Giorgi’s retirement uncovered without further information induces suspicions
Last week, fans noticed that Camila Giorgi‘s name was on the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s list of retired players. This came as a surprise as the 32-year-old had made no announcement hinting at hanging up her tennis shoes.
Since her loss to Iga Swiatek in Miami, Giorgi has not been heard from. The filing of her retirement on the 7th of May led to an outpour of questions.
The suspicions and rumors strengthened as no media outlet or related entities were able to contact her after the news of her retirement broke out. The Italian media is accusing her of running from the authorities but no official confirmation statement has been provided yet on the exact situation.
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