Camila Giorgi has denied reports that
her surprise decision to retire from tennis last week was linked
to a tax dispute and that she is on the run from the Italian
authorities.
In an Instagram post at the weekend, the 32-year-old confirmed
that she had quit, a move that had not been announced except for
her name appearing on the International Tennis Integrity
Agency's (ITIA) Retired Players List with May 7 given as the
date of the end of her professional career.
She described the reports about the reasons for the retirement
as "fake articles".
The Italian tax authorities have reportedly been trying to track
Giorgi down for about one month.
At the moment her whereabouts is not known. There are reports
she could be in the United States.
The Italian Inland Revenue agency has reportedly sent an order
for the seizure of 464,000 to the Italian Tennis Federation in
relation to a tax dispute.
The federation is involved because it pays bonuses to players,
so the tax authorities are seeking to get their hands on any of
those that have so far not been paid out.
Giorgi's highest position in the singles world ranking was 26 in
October 2018.
She won four tournaments on the tour, the biggest being the WTA
1000 event in Montreal in 2021.
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