Tennis Star Camila Giorgi Announces Controversial Return at 34

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Tennis Star Camila Giorgi Announces Controversial Return at 34

Originally posted on The Spun | By Andrew Holleran | Last updated Apr 22, 2026 9:16 PM ET

Camila Giorgi has been retired for three years.

The women's tennis star, now 34, retired back in 2024. She pursued modeling. She also got into some tax trouble.

Giorgi, who is from Italy, had multiple puzzling stories regarding her retirement. It came as a bit of a shock. Giorgi was rumored to have fled to the United States amid tax problems. She and her family were also accused of not paying rent and stealing furniture.

The tennis star turned model shot all of it down.

"I wanted to quit for years, being a tennis player is a hard life," she said at the time. "I put it off for a long time until, in May, one morning, I decided to do it. I told my father."

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 31: Camila Giorgi of Italy reacts after her loss to Madison Keys of the United States in their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Three of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

But now, she's back.

Giorgi announced in an Instagram Story on Wednesday that she is returning to the sport in 2027.

"Will you come back to tournament tennis in the future?" a fan asked her during the Q&A.

She replied, "Yes, in 2027."

Another fan asked: "Are you making a comeback?"

She replied: "Yes, next year."