India, Feb. 13 -- Former tennis star Camila Giorgi, known as much for her on-court prowess as for her off-court controversies, has made a dramatic return to the sport-not with a racket, but with a microphone.

The 33-year-old Italian, who officially retired from professional tennis last year, has now re-emerged as a reporter at the ATP 250 event in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Once ranked as high as world No.26, Giorgi's retirement became public when her name appeared on the International Tennis Integrity Agency's list of retired players in May 2023.

Her transition from tennis to the media world follows a whirlwind year filled with allegations, including claims that she owed months of unpaid rent for a luxury villa in Calenzano, near Florenc...