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‘This sort of match needs a man’: Vallejo faces fine after criticising female umpire at French Open
Organisers to fine player over criticism after Kouamé loss
TL;DR
- Adolfo Daniel Vallejo will face a significant sanction, including a fine, from French Open organizers.
- Vallejo criticized female umpire Ana Carvalho, stating the match needed a male umpire to control the crowd.
- French Tennis Federation and Roland Garros officials deemed Vallejo's comments "unacceptable" and sexist.
- Vallejo lost his second-round match to French teenager Moïse Kouamé after a lengthy contest.
- The organizers emphasized that an umpire's competence is not determined by gender but by professionalism and ability.