Former world No. 26 Camila Giorgi has retired from tennis in a silent means because the Italian did not make any bulletins however simply popped up on ITIA’s checklist displaying retired gamers.
On Wednesday, the tennis group was left shocked after seeing Giorgi’s identify on ITIA’s up to date checklist of retired gamers. By pulling that off, Giorgi principally simply determined to stroll away from professional tennis with out caring an excessive amount of to make any bulletins – one thing that isn’t not often seen in tennis or professional sports activities.
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Nonetheless, 32-year-old Giorgi was a little bit of a personality throughout her taking part in days so a great portion of tennis followers wasn’t actually shocked by the Italian’s transfer.
Camila Giorgi is now listed as formally retired on the ITIA web site, date of retirement: Could seventh
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Giorgi final performed in late March on the Miami Open, the place she defeated Magdalena Frech earlier than Iga Swiatek handed her a 6-1 6-1 second-round loss.
However even earlier than an early Miami exit, Giorgi did not have a terrific 12 months because the loss to Swiatek put her on a 3-6 report in 2024.
Giorgi’s profession accomplishments
Giorgi, who turned 32 in December, gained her maiden WTA title on the grass courts of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2015, whereas her second title got here in 2018 Linz. In 2021, Giorgi achieved by far one of the best results of her profession when she because the underdog gained a WTA 1000 match in Montreal. And final 12 months, Giorgi gained her fourth and last WTA title in Merida.
With regards to the Grand Slam stage, Giorgi by no means actually loved a lot success there as throughout her profession she managed to simply twice attain a Main round-of-16 – on the 2013 US Open and the 2022 French Open.
In 2021, Giorgi additionally made her Olympic debut as she reached the quarterfinal earlier than dropping to Elina Svitolina.
On the WTA rankings checklist, Giorgi’s career-high rating noticed her sit at No. 26 on this planet – that rating was achieved in 2018 October. On the time of her retirement, Giorgi was ranked at No. 116 on this planet.
Giorgi might not have achieved main success in tennis however she nonetheless made a pleasant profession for herself.
