Tennis star secretly QUITS the sport aged 32 'to pursue a career as a lingerie model' with the WTA 'unable to get hold of her'... nearly two months after playing her last match

Female tennis star Camila Giorgi has quietly retired from tennis aged 32, with the Italian reportedly set to focus on her career as a lingerie model. 

Giorgi has won four titles on the WTA circuit and reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2018 - achieving a career-high world ranking of 26 in 2018.

She has developed a reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the women's game, but she has also gained attention for her modelling career off the court and presence as a social media star. 

Giorgi has more than 730,000 followers on Instagram and often posts racy snaps showcasing a range of underwear and sportswear for her own fashion brand called Giomila.

She has been combining her work as a professional tennis player as well as a model and business owner, but according to Marca, Giorgi will now be focusing on fashion after being included by the International Tennis Integrity Agency as a 'retired' player.

Giorgi is yet to officially announce her retirement, but she has not played in nearly two months since her defeat to Iga Swiatek at the Miami Open on March 23 - with reports claiming the WTA 'cannot get hold of her'. 

She has also reportedly pulled out of tennis' anti-doping program, according to Italian outlet Corriere Della Sera 

She had raised eyebrows in 2018 with her comments before being beaten by Serena Williams in the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2018 - claiming she 'doesn't follow tennis' when asked for her thoughts on the American tennis superstar. 

Giorgi has previously come under fire after facing accusations in 2022 that she used a fake Covid vaccination certificate to get into the Australian Open - which she and her father angrily denied. 

It came after Italian doctor Daniela Grillone, who had been under investigation by authorities for allegedly delivering fake Covid-19 vaccinations to patients, alleged that Giorgi never received the jab despite her featuring in the second round.

Proof of a Covid vaccination was a requirement for entry into the country - with Novak Djokovic infamously deported from Australia in the same year after refusing to take the jab.

At the time she said: 'I did everything what they ask, the Australian government,' Giorgi told reporters on Tuesday.

'Each year we are fine with that. Of course. I did all vaccination, yes.'

Giorgi said she received one vaccination with Grillone and completed the rest of her requirements with other medical practitioners.

'The doctor has been investigate [sic], and she had troubles in this year with the law a few times,' Giorgi said.

'I just did all my vaccination in different places. So the trouble is hers. Not me. So with that, I'm very calm.

Giorgi's father Sergio attended Tuesday's press conference, becoming incensed at the line of questioning, signalling to the moderator he would like journalists to ask about the match instead and telling reporters he 'did not like your questions'.