Video: Baffling Act Unfolds at French Open 2022 as Tennis Player’s Father Gets Caught in a ‘Smoking Act’

Published 05/30/2022, 1:16 PM EDT

Camila Giorgi has been performing well at the ongoing French Open, reaching the fourth round of the clay-court major. However, she had to bid it farewell right after that. Nonetheless, the highlight of the match was something completely unrelated to the action on the court.

To the shock of everyone, it was about the actions of the father of Camila Giorgi and it has gone viral on the internet.

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Father gained the spotlight during the match of Camila Giorgi

A video of Camila Giorgi‘s father smoking secretly during the match has surfaced on Twitter. In the video, we can see Sergio Giorgi hiding the cigarette under a piece of cloth and blowing out the smoke. To make matters worse, Sergio Giorgi is also the coach of his daughter, who was at the time battling Daria Kasatkina for a spot in the fourth round of the French Open 2022.

Camila Giorgi's dad is not serious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/obUiMAlzAT
— yp (@yampapii) May 30, 2022

The world no. 30, was defeated in straight sets and had to bid farewell to the major.

The Italian player did not have a great start to the year. She showed some signs of improving her chances of advancing in the tournament during her match. However, she could not get the better of the Russian.

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The French Open 2022 is advancing to its latter stages. Polish sensation, Iga Swiatek, is the crowd-favorite and people are expecting her to reign supreme in the clay major. Her astounding record of 31 matches winning streak is particularly astonishing.

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She is currently facing Chinese rising star, Qinwen Zheng, in the fourth round. The 19-year-old defeated Simona Halep and is a strong contender against the incumbent world no. 1.

The anticipation around the French Open is high, and it is justified as there has been an arrival of young talents who add to fans’ excitement.

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Shivali Sharma is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. She has pursued her Master's in history from Himachal University, but her love for the game has driven her to write about tennis. Shivali is a huge fan of Naomi Osaka and admires Osaka not only for her on-court performances, but also for her off-court actions.

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Video: Baffling Act Unfolds at French Open 2022 as Tennis Player’s Father Gets Caught in a ‘Smoking Act’

Father gained the spotlight during the match of Camila Giorgi

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