Camila Giorgi moved the logo to her left shoulder for her fourth-round clash at the French Open. Image: Getty
Camila Giorgi made a telling change to her outfit at the French Open on Monday after an earlier run-in with a chair umpire about the placement of a logo.
The Italian star was spoken to by the umpire before her third-round clash with Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday, with the official asking her if she could change.
The umpire was reportedly unhappy about the size and placement of a logo for sponsor DeLonghi, which could be seen on the left side of Giorgi’s chest.
“I don’t have any change, this is my only dress. I played with it before,” Giorgi could be heard saying.
Giorgi had posted a photo on social media in the outfit before the match, and she had been wearing the same one for her previous matches at the French Open.
But officials seemingly cracked down on the outfit before Giorgi’s match on Tuesday, with the logo moving from the Italian star’s chest to her left shoulder.
Unfortunately for Giorgi she won’t be able to wear the outfit again after she was dumped out by Daria Kasatkina in a 6-2 6-2 thrashing.
Kasatkina will now face Russian compatriot Veronika Kudermetova in the quarter-finals despite the pair competing under neutral flags.
Russian and Belarusian flags and representation have been banned on the tennis tours following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Also excluded from Wimbledon later this month due to UK government restrictions on Russians, Kudermetova and Kasatkinaare are making the most of the clay-court major in Paris.
Kudermetova rallied to reach the last eight of a grand slam tournament for the first time with a 1-6 6-3 6-1 victory over American Madison Keys.
“(We played) many times in juniors. We played so many times,” said Kasatkina.
“We were on one team winning Billie Jean King Cup last year, so we have many good memories to share together.
“Even before we played many European championships together because we’re the same age, so we have a lot of memories to share.
“We will have one more, playing quarters at Roland Garros, I think it’s a very nice moment.”