MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she received a COVID-19 vaccine certificate that allowed her to travel.
A doctor is being investigated in Italy for offering fake certificates and vaccinations and Giorgi’s call has been revealed in a long list of other people involved via an Italian newspaper.
On Tuesday, after her 6-0, 6-1 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Australian Open, Giorgi showed she had consulted the doctor and said she had done nothing wrong.
“I just did all my shots elsewhere, so the challenge is her, not me,” he said. tennis, I think.
Giorgi said he was vaccinated through the Italian doctor and medical officials in other countries.
“Once that. The other vaccination, I’ve done in other types of places, so that’s what I’m trying to explain,” he said.
His father, Sergio Giorgi, sat at the back of the interview room at Melbourne Park on Tuesday and at the end of the press conference said: “Unbelievable, no questions about tennis. “
Ahead of the tournament, Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley said he was not fully aware of the claims of the fake certificates.
“I think there is still a lot to find out about that and I think that in the end he will have his circle of relatives and the corresponding authorities, adding the route,” he said. “I don’t know more details. “
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