Italy’s Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she used a fake vaccine passport to gain access to the Australian Open last year.
The controversy emerged as Italian doctor Daniela Grillone undergoes an investigation from authorities for providing fake vaccination certificates.
Grillone identified tennis player Giorgi as a patient and claimed she had never received the jab.
In response, the women’s world number 66 said, “I did just one vaccination with her, and the other ones I did with other doctors.”
“She’s in trouble with the law in Italy,” she told reporters in Melbourne Park on Jan. 17.
“I did everything that they ask, the Australian government,” she said. “Each year, we are fine with that….