We have not escaped to avoid taxation, I never escaped – Former tennis star Camila Giorgi visits Italy a year after she left the country due to alleged tax evasion.

We did not run away because of taxes, insists former tennis star Camila Giorgi, who, a year after leaving Italy, came back to the country amidst the controversies of tax evasion that rocked the country.

Giorgi has been questioned by Italian authorities over financial documentation and this has raised speculations on her abrupt departure. She now denies allegations as she has stressed that her relocation to another country was not about taxes at all.

The former high-ranking Italian player had a relatively low profile during her time away, concentrating on personal business and future during which legal issues gained more and more media coverage in different parts of the world.

Her comeback is an indication of trying to solve the outstanding issues head-on, with Giorgi reiterating her guiltlessness and cooperation in the hopes of rebuilding her image and moving forward with the scandal.