Tennis player denies using fake COVID-19 travel certificate

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she obtained a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate to allow her to travel.

A doctor is under investigation in Italy for supplying false certificates and fake vaccines and Giorgi’s name was revealed in a long list of people implicated by an Italian newspaper.

Giorgi, who confirmed her visit to the doctor on Tuesday, after her win at the Australian Open by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-1, said that she had done nothing wrong.

“I just did all my vaccination in different places, so the trouble is hers, not me,” she said. “So with that, I’m very calm. Of course, if not, I couldn’t come here and play this tennis, I think.”

Giorgi claimed that she was vaccinated in Italy by a doctor and also by doctors from other countries.

“Once. The other vaccination, I did it in different kind of places, so it’s what I’m trying to explain,” she said.

Her father, Sergio Giorgi, was sat at the back of the interview room on Tuesday at Melbourne Park and when the media conference ended, he said: “Unbelievable, no questions about tennis.”

Craig Tiley, the chief executive officer of Tennis Australia, said that he wasn’t aware of fake certificate claims prior to the tournament.

“I think there’s still a lot to be uncovered on that and I think that’s going to be ultimately up to their family and the relevant authorities including the tour,” he said. “I don’t really know any further detail.”

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