Camila Giorgi has appeared on TV after being accused of fleeing the country following her abrupt retirement from tennis.
It was then reported that Giorgi fled Italy for the United States as authorities in her homeland looked to question her over gaps in her tax returns.
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Giorgi and her father Sergio were also accused of stealing valuable furniture from a villa in Italy and leaving without paying six months of rent. The 32-year-old has now appeared on Italian TV programme Verissimo, denying all accusations of tax fraud and theft.
“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,” she said.
“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.”
