"We did not flee for tax reasons," Giorgi defends herself after being accused of tax fraud in Italy

Camila Giorgi has been retired since last year. Overnight, the former Italian player who reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 in 2018 left Italy with her father (who was also her coach) and went silent for many weeks, while being accused of tax fraud by the Italian financial police.

After choosing to end her career following the Miami tournament last year and being actively sought by the Italian authorities since then, she eventually settled in the United States with her parents, as reported by La Gazzetta Dello Sport in May 2024.

Returning to the spotlight unexpectedly this season by working as a journalist for the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires in February, the now 33-year-old, who has won four WTA titles, broke her silence in recent hours.

Giorgi, who returned to Italy in recent days to attend the Venice Film Festival, defended herself to Italian media, particularly Verissimo, insisting she has not committed any offenses against the Italian financial system.

"It was not a flight. I moved permanently to the United States with my parents. Problems with the tax authorities? My family knew nothing about it. This information was created by outsiders, lawyers, who managed me and did this as part of their job.

We did not flee for tax reasons. I never fled. Did we not pay the rent and take the furniture with us? The house had no furniture, we bought it ourselves," she stated, according to remarks gathered by Tennis Up To Date.