French Open to fine Adolfo Daniel Vallejo after saying match needed to be ‘umpired by a man’
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo will face a significant fine for making sexist remarks during the French Open. He stated that his match should not have been umpired by a woman, which the French Tennis Federation condemned as unacceptable. The tournament organizers emphasized that an umpire's competence is based on professionalism, not gender.
- ▪Vallejo lost to French player Moise Kouame in a five-set match.
- ▪He claimed that a man should have umpired the match due to the demanding crowd.
- ▪The French Tennis Federation announced they would impose a fine on Vallejo for his comments.
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Tennis French Open to fine Adolfo Daniel Vallejo after saying match needed to be ‘umpired by a man’ By Associated Press Published May 29, 2026, 6:09 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google PARIS — Adolfo Daniel Vallejo will receive a significant fine for his “sexist remarks” at the French Open after he said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman. Vallejo lost to French teenager Moise Kouame on Thursday after a tense five-set battle that lasted nearly five hours on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. “This sort of match needs to be umpired by a man,” Vallejo told Clay magazine after his 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8) loss.
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