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The recently retired tennis star who reportedly quit to pursue modelling and fashion design has been accused of failing to pay six months rent and stealing valuable furniture from the Florentine villa she was living in until three months ago.
Camila Giorgi quietly announced her retirement from tennis at the start of the month amid rumours that the WTA had been unable to get hold of her for two months prior.
The 32-year-old, who last played in March's Miami Open against world No 1 Iga Swiatek, officially announced her retirement last week.
But before her public statement, is was reported that Giorgi had fled to the United States from her native Italy in a bid to evade the Italian tax authorities.
The former world No 26 is now said to have removed 'half the furniture' from the rented villa in Calenzano, near Florence, by her aggrieved former landlord.
A tennis star who reportedly quit the sport for a career in lingerie modelling has been accused of failing to pay rent and stealing furniture
Camila Giorgi had been balancing her career with her own fashion company called Giomila
The Italian was living north of the city of Florence (pictured above) until three months ago
As per La Repubblica, via Corriere della Serra, this included a number of expensive items including rugs and antique tables.
Not only did they leave without saying anything with six months of unpaid rent,' the villa's owner told the Italian outlet, 'but they made half of our furniture disappear.
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'Persian rugs, fine furniture, even an antique half-ton table. We are talking about damage between 50 and 100 thousand euros.'
The owner alleges that they were in discussion with Giorgi's father Sergio, adding that he had treated their concerns 'contemptuously'.
'I wrote to him that they must at least give us back our things, he responded in a contemptuous way saying that they were objects of little value,' the owner added.
'A hateful behavior, for those like me who have suffered economic but also emotional damage.
'I can't know how much is true or how much Camila owes the State , but I know what he owes us.
'Those objects are part of my mother's life and mine: I want them back, at least this much, given that we have lost hope due to the thousands and thousands of euros in back rent.'
Neighbours are reported to have seen moving vans at the property and alerted the owner,
