Melbourne, Australia — Italian tennis participant Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she obtained a pretend COVID-19 vaccine certificates to permit her to journey.
A physician is beneath investigation in Italy for supplying false certificates and false vaccinations and Giorgi’s identify was revealed in a protracted checklist of individuals implicated by an Italian newspaper.
On Tuesday, after her 6-Zero, 6-1 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on the Australian Open, Giorgi confirmed she had seen a physician however mentioned she had completed nothing fallacious.
“I simply did all my vaccinations elsewhere, so the issue is hers, not mine,” he mentioned. “So with that, I’m very calm. After all, in any other case I could not come right here and play this tennis, I believe.”
Giorgi mentioned she was vaccinated by the Italian physician and by medical officers in different international locations.
“As soon as. The opposite shot was in numerous sorts of locations, so that is what I am attempting to elucidate,” he mentioned.
His father, Sergio Giorgi, was sitting behind the interview room on Tuesday at Melbourne Park and when the information convention ended, he mentioned: “Unbelievable, no tennis questions.”
Forward of the match, Tennis Australia chief government Craig Tiley mentioned he was not totally conscious of the pretend certificates claims.
“I believe there may be nonetheless loads to seek out out about that and I believe it can finally depend upon his household and the related authorities, together with the tour,” he mentioned. “I actually do not know any extra particulars.”
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