Location of tennis star and lingerie mannequin who give up sport and ‘went on run’

Camila Giorgi shocked tennis fans back in May when she quit the sport without any explanation and left Italy.

Giorgi, 32, was reported to have left Italy amid claims of a tax dispute and an impending court case – however, her lawyer has now cleared up her whereabouts. Edmondo Tomaselli has told Italian media she left for professional reasons and is now back in Italy.

Tomaselli said: “Camila 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. She spent some time in the United States, then returned to Italy and also pursued some work projects here.

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“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.”

Giorgi stunned fans in May when she was listed on the International Tennis Integrity Agency website as retired. The Italian, who once reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, has won four titles on the Women’s Tennis Association circuit, yet made no official statement about her decision.

It was suggested the 32-year-old had quit tennis to concentrate on her burgeoning career as a lingerie model. Giorgi regularly posts racy snaps to more than 730,000 followers on Instagram and has her own fashion brand, Giomila.

But according to La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy, the investigations of the Florence Prosecutor’s Office are reporting Giorgi and her family have a number of gaps in their taxes, stating she had left Italy for the USA.

However, her lawyer has now set the record straight – adding that Giorgi denies the claims.