Tennis star who secretly quit sport to become a lingerie model breaks her silence and says she is NOT… details here 👇
A tennis star who went missing after sensationally quitting the sport to become a ‘lingerie model’ did not ‘run away’, according to her lawyer.
Camila Giorgi announced her retirement in May amid rumours that the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) had been unable to get hold of her for two months.
At that time, speculation was rife over a reported move to the United States, with some suggesting she fled her native Italy in a bid to evade tax authorities.
The model, who has 730,000 followers on Instagram, was then accused of failing to pay rent and removing ‘half the furniture’ from a rented villa in Calenzano, near Florence, by her aggrieved former landlord.
After months of uncertainty over her location, Giorgi seems to have finally returned to Italy – with her lawyer Edmondo Tomaselli claiming she did not ‘run away’ at all, Bild reports.
He said: ‘Camila Giorgi is in Rome. In recent months she has been away for professional reasons.
In short, she has not run away at all, as some have claimed.
‘It’s all just talk, no desire not to be found, just personal commitments.
Her fans have always followed her through her Instagram page, she has never been unavailable.’
As per the German publication, her lawyer says she denies the allegations against her.
Mr Tomaselli told Mail Sport that Giorgi also denies the allegations made by her former landlord.
Indeed, fans of the 32-year-old have been provided with a steady stream of pictures of Giorgi striking poses in an array of outfits.
Two weeks ago, she was snapped on a rooftop in Manhattan in a trip which coincided with the US Open in New York City.
Earlier in the summer, a series of posts from mid-July to early August placed the former world No 26 in Dallas, Texas.
Prior to that Giorgi had had an 11-month hiatus from the social media platform with her previous post being from August 22, 2023.
During this time, the former Wimbledon quarter-finalist went through a tumultuous period where she dramatically quit the sport to pursue modelling and fashion design before falling victim to a litany of accusations.
Her apparent disappearance from Italy led many to suggest she was fleeing authorities over a tax issue, with others claiming she was escaping a landlord who said she had stolen tens of thousands of euros worth of furniture.
As per Italian outlet La Repubblica, via Corriere della Serra, this included a number of expensive items including rugs and antique tables.
‘Not only did they leave without saying anything with six months of unpaid rent,’ the villa’s owner told the Italian outlet. ‘But they made half of our furniture disappear.
‘Persian rugs, fine furniture, even an antique half-ton table. We are talking about damage between 50 and 100 thousand euros.’
The owner alleges that they were in discussion with Giorgi’s father Sergio, adding that he had treated their concerns ‘contemptuously’.