Italian tennis pro Camila Giorgi is denying accusations that she used falsified COVID-19 vaccine documents last year, claiming she only received one dose of the vaccine from a doctor now being investigated by authorities for supplying false certificates and fake vaccines.
Giorgi, 31, fielded several questions about the allegations during a press conference following her victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.
"The doctor is being investigated, she had trouble in this [past] year with the law – a few times," Giorgi said. "I did all my vaccinations in different places so the trouble is with her, not me."
She continued: "And with that I’m very calm and of course if not I could not come here and play this tennis."
Australia no longer requires travelers entering the country to provide proof of vaccination but did so during last year’s Grand Slam – a situation that saw 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic deported from the country because of his vaccine status and the specific visa he used to enter Australia.
Giorgi competed last year, advancing all the way to the third round before losing to eventual champion Ash Barty.
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