Former tennis star Camila Giorgi, often known as a lot for her on-court prowess as for her off-court controversies, has made a dramatic return to the game—not with a racket, however with a microphone.
Camila Giorgi was as soon as ranked as excessive as world No.26.(Getty Photos)
The 33-year-old Italian, who formally retired from skilled tennis final 12 months, has now re-emerged as a reporter on the ATP 250 occasion in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As soon as ranked as excessive as world No.26, Giorgi’s retirement turned public when her identify appeared on the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company’s listing of retired gamers in Could 2023.
Her transition from tennis to the media world follows a whirlwind 12 months crammed with allegations, together with claims that she owed months of unpaid hire for a luxurious villa in Calenzano, close to Florence. There have been additionally whispers about her allegedly dodging tax authorities—claims she has firmly denied.
From lingerie mannequin to tennis reporter
Since bidding farewell to skilled tennis, Giorgi relocated to the US, the place she pursued a profession as a lingerie mannequin. Nevertheless, her ardour for the game has introduced her again in a brand new function. On the Buenos Aires match, she has been conducting interviews with high gamers, together with Argentina’s sixth seed, Sebastián Báez, and proudly shared glimpses of her new profession on Instagram.
Posting a video of her interview with Báez, together with a snapshot of her official accreditation, Giorgi seems to be embracing this sudden profession pivot with confidence.
Giorgi’s off-court life has been something however quiet. In October 2023, her former landlord accused her of leaving her Italian villa with out settling her hire dues. To make issues spicier, they alleged she took half the furnishings together with her—rugs, vintage tables, and different stuff.
In keeping with The Solar, Giorgi was fast to defend herself. Talking to Italy’s Verissimo on Canale 5, she dismissed the accusations, stating:
She additional insisted that she had break up her time between Italy and the U.S., including, “We stayed in Miami for three years. I’d love to stay there forever, but I also return to Italy frequently. I just don’t like discussing my personal life, and that makes it seem like I’m hiding.”
Her lawyer, Edmondo Tomaselli, has categorically denied that Giorgi “ran away” from something. Addressing the furnishings claims, she firmly said that any objects within the villa had been hers to start with.
“We did not flee for tax reasons. I never ran, I just never spoke. Did we not pay the rent and take the furniture? The house was empty when we moved in—we brought our own furniture.”