What happened to Camila Giorgi?
The Italian tennis player announced her sudden retirement from tennis last May, with a large slice of mystery surrounding the manner of her exit from the sport.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency appeared to break the news of Giorgi’s exit from tennis when she was added to their list of retired players back in May.
That was followed by days of speculation over the reasons for her sudden decision to walk away from tennis, with wild claims in the Italian media fuelling the rumours around her move to end her tennis story.
There have been no suggestions that 32-year-old Giorgi has had any regrets over her decision, with an interview in October giving her a chance to comment on claims she had issues with the Italian tax authorities.
“The problems with the tax authorities? My family did not know about them, they were created by outside people who managed me and did this as a job,” said Giorgi in an interview with with Italian broadcaster Verissimo
“My father did not earn a living doing this, he was just my trainer. We were never afraid, we changed the people who managed us and now we are in order.
“I did not expect this. Many misconceptions have been created. They always put my father’s name in the middle, it is not always his fault – he has no business being here.
“We did not flee for tax reasons. I never fled, I never spoke. We did not pay the rent and we took the furniture? The house had no furniture, we brought it ourselves.”
