Vallejo gets huge fine for 'unacceptable remarks' about female umpire

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2026-06-01

Paris (PA Media/dpa) - Adolfo Daniel Vallejo has been fined $65,000 for saying his French Open match should not have been umpired by a woman. The Paraguayan made the inflammatory comments in an interview with Clay magazine, accusing Brazilian official Ana Carvalho of not being strong enough to handle the crowd in his five-set loss to French teenager Moise Kouame last week. Tournament organisers responded with a strongly worded statement, condemni......

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