"They would sell their dignity" - Camila Giorgi blasts 'worthless' journalists for false reports of her fleeing Italy, rejects OnlyFans possibility

Camila Giorgi lashed out at journalists and also rejected the possibility of joining OnlyFans in a recent Q&A session. The 32-year-old announced her sudden retirement from tennis in May this year shocking the tennis fraternity.

The ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) registered Giorgi's retirement on May 7. This sudden announcement led to speculations about why the Italian took this decision. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, she was being investigated by the tax authorities amidst some disputes and flew off to live in America to escape them.

However, the 32-year-old cleared the air to formally announce her retirement and asked her fans not to bother with the inaccurate rumors. She promised her fans to keep them updated about the next chapter of her life.

Camila Giorgi recently held a Q&A session on her Instagram where she answered questions asked by her fans. She was asked by one of her fans if she would consider joining OnlyFans to which the Italian gave a resounding no.

"Never ever."

A huge fan of Giorgi worriedly asked her if she had run away. The Italian responded to this by sayig that the journalists had been making fake news around her and would stoop to anything in order to gain views. Giorgi also assured the fan that she had a lawyer and would return to Italy in the near future before thanking them for their love.

"Unfortunately the worthless journalist make Fake News, and to get few more clicks on their page they would sell their dignity. I have a lawyer following me, and if I had problems I wouldn’t have returned to Italy 2 weeks ago, and I will be back soon. Thank you for your love," a translated version of Giorgi's response.

via Instagram.

A look into Camila Giorgi's career highlights

Camila Giorgi with her only WTA 1000 title (image source: GETTY)

Camila Giorgi's career spanned over 15 years on the tour. In that time, she managed to win four WTA titles including a WTA 1000 in Canada, and reach a career-high World No. 26.

Giorgi also represented Italy at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reached the quarterfinals. She also played in the main draw of every Grand Slam with her best result coming at Wimbledon 2018 where she reached the quarterfinals.

The 32-year-old won her first title at the 2015 Topshelf Open in s'Hertogenbosch and her second at the 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Giorgi won the biggest title of her career at the 2021 National Bank Open, and ousted the likes of Petra Kvitova, Coco Gauff, Jessica Peula, and Karolina Pliskova to win the WTA 1000 title.

The Italian won her final title at the 2023 Merida Open, beating Rebecca Peterson in the final. Her last match was a 1-6, 1-6 defeat to World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the second round of the 2024 Miami Open.